What share of babies in Galapagos are born underweight?

7.7% of live births in Galapagos in 2024 weighed under 2,500 grams (27 of 349), against 9.4% nationally; 10th lowest of the 24 provinces. The 2024 register figures are provisional.

Health in Galapagos, Ecuador: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Galapagos is projected at 82.0 years in 2026 (both sexes), 2nd highest of the 24 provinces; in 2010 it was 78.1 years. The national figure is 77.9 years (population-weighted average of the provinces).

General mortality rate (per 1,000 people)

2.23

2024

How many people die each year in Galapagos?

INEC recorded 67 deaths among residents of Galapagos in 2024, a rate of 2.23 per 1,000 people against 4.98 nationally; the lowest of the 24 provinces. In 2019 the rate was 1.58 and in 2020, the first pandemic year, 1.84.

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What is the infant mortality rate in Galapagos?

The infant mortality rate in Galapagos was 5.3 deaths of children under one year per 1,000 births in 2024 (2 deaths), against 8.9 nationally; 4th lowest of the 24 provinces. In 2019 it was 4.6.

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What is the child mortality rate in Galapagos?

The mortality rate for children under five in Galapagos was 15.2 per 1,000 births in 2024 (6 deaths) against 11.2 nationally; 2nd highest of the 24 provinces.

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How many mothers die in childbirth in Galapagos?

No maternal deaths were recorded among residents of Galapagos 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 Galapagos each year?

372 live births were registered for mothers living in Galapagos in 2023, a crude birth rate of 12.5 per 1,000 people (9th lowest of the 24 provinces); in 2019 there were 436, a change of -14.7% (national -16.3%).

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

99.7% of live births in Galapagos in 2024 were attended by professional health staff, against 97.2% nationally; the highest of the 24 provinces.

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How Galapagos compares with other provinces

Life expectancy at birth (years) (2026)

Galapagos ranks 2 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth (years)
1	Pichincha	82.4
2	Galapagos	82.0
3	Azuay	81.2
4	Loja	80.6
5	Imbabura	80.6
6	Canar	80.6
7	Tungurahua	80.5

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

Galapagos ranks 24 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	General mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 people)
18	Esmeraldas	4.12
19	Zamora Chinchipe	3.94
20	Napo	3.90
21	Orellana	3.73
22	Pastaza	3.45
23	Morona Santiago	3.08
24	Galapagos	2.23

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

Galapagos ranks 21 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Infant mortality rate (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 births)
18	Canar	6.4
19	Morona Santiago	6.4
20	Tungurahua	5.6
21	Galapagos	5.3
22	Bolivar	5.1
23	Loja	5.0
24	Zamora Chinchipe	4.6

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

Galapagos ranks 2 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 births)
1	Chimborazo	16.2
2	Galapagos	15.2
3	Sucumbios	14.7
4	Napo	14.5
5	Pichincha	13.8
6	Pastaza	13.7
7	Cotopaxi	13.1

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

Galapagos ranks 15 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Live births with low birth weight (under 2,500 g)
12	Los Rios	8.5%
13	Esmeraldas	8.0%
14	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	7.8%
15	Galapagos	7.7%
16	El Oro	7.5%
17	Loja	7.4%
18	Sucumbios	7.2%

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Births attended by professional health staff (2024)

Galapagos ranks 1 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births attended by professional health staff
1	Galapagos	99.7%
2	El Oro	99.4%
3	Los Rios	99.4%
4	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	99.4%
5	Pichincha	99.3%
6	Guayas	99.1%
7	Manabi	99.1%

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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…)
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