What share of babies in Cotopaxi are born underweight?

9.8% of live births in Cotopaxi in 2024 weighed under 2,500 grams (585 of 5,947), against 9.4% nationally; 7th highest of the 24 provinces. The 2024 register figures are provisional.

Health in Cotopaxi, Ecuador: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Cotopaxi is projected at 80.0 years in 2026 (both sexes), 11th highest of the 24 provinces; in 2010 it was 74.6 years. The national figure is 77.9 years (population-weighted average of the provinces).

General mortality rate (per 1,000 people)

4.79

2024

How many people die each year in Cotopaxi?

INEC recorded 2,343 deaths among residents of Cotopaxi in 2024, a rate of 4.79 per 1,000 people against 4.98 nationally; 11th lowest of the 24 provinces. In 2019 the rate was 4.69 and in 2020, the first pandemic year, 6.07.

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What is the infant mortality rate in Cotopaxi?

The infant mortality rate in Cotopaxi was 9.2 deaths of children under one year per 1,000 births in 2024 (63 deaths), against 8.9 nationally; 8th highest of the 24 provinces. In 2019 it was 15.2.

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What is the child mortality rate in Cotopaxi?

The mortality rate for children under five in Cotopaxi was 13.1 per 1,000 births in 2024 (91 deaths) against 11.2 nationally; 7th highest of the 24 provinces.

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How many mothers die in childbirth in Cotopaxi?

One maternal death was recorded among residents of Cotopaxi in 2024; the national total was 90, a ratio of 34.2 per 100,000 births. Provincial ratios are based on small counts.

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How many babies are born in Cotopaxi each year?

6,487 live births were registered for mothers living in Cotopaxi in 2023, a crude birth rate of 13.4 per 1,000 people (11th lowest of the 24 provinces); in 2019 there were 7,424, a change of -12.6% (national -16.3%).

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How many births in Cotopaxi are attended by a doctor or midwife?

94.8% of live births in Cotopaxi in 2024 were attended by professional health staff, against 97.2% nationally; 8th lowest of the 24 provinces.

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How Cotopaxi compares with other provinces

Life expectancy at birth (years) (2026)

Cotopaxi ranks 11 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth (years)
8	Bolivar	80.4
9	Carchi	80.3
10	Chimborazo	80.2
11	Cotopaxi	80.0
12	Morona Santiago	77.0
13	Pastaza	76.3
14	Zamora Chinchipe	76.2

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General mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 people) (2024)

Cotopaxi ranks 14 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	General mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 people)
11	Sucumbios	5.00
12	Imbabura	4.99
13	Santa Elena	4.97
14	Cotopaxi	4.79
15	Azuay	4.64
16	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	4.46
17	Pichincha	4.24

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Infant mortality rate (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 births) (2024)

Cotopaxi ranks 8 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Infant mortality rate (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 births)
5	Guayas	9.9
6	Pastaza	9.4
7	Napo	9.2
8	Cotopaxi	9.2
9	Carchi	8.5
10	Manabi	8.2
11	Santa Elena	7.9

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Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 births) (2024)

Cotopaxi ranks 7 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 births)
4	Napo	14.5
5	Pichincha	13.8
6	Pastaza	13.7
7	Cotopaxi	13.1
8	El Oro	12.2
9	Guayas	11.9
10	Orellana	11.7

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Live births with low birth weight (under 2,500 g) (2024)

Cotopaxi ranks 7 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Live births with low birth weight (under 2,500 g)
4	Carchi	11.7%
5	Chimborazo	10.9%
6	Santa Elena	9.9%
7	Cotopaxi	9.8%
8	Canar	9.8%
9	Guayas	9.2%
10	Manabi	8.9%

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Births attended by professional health staff (2024)

Cotopaxi ranks 17 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births attended by professional health staff
14	Imbabura	96.6%
15	Carchi	96.2%
16	Zamora Chinchipe	94.9%
17	Cotopaxi	94.8%
18	Sucumbios	90.9%
19	Chimborazo	90.0%
20	Bolivar	89.6%

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): Registro Estadístico de Defunciones Generales 2024: tabulados y series (mortality by province of residence, 2008-2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7cab0c22d7cd…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): Registro Estadístico de Nacidos Vivos y Defunciones Fetales 2024: tabulados y series históricas (births by province of residence), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fa2d677df1e0…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): Estimaciones y Proyecciones de Población, revisión 2024 (Censo 2022 base): provincial tables by age and demographic indicators, 1990-2035, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 54951201c6d7…)

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