What share of babies in Imbabura are born underweight?

8.5% of live births in Imbabura in 2024 weighed under 2,500 grams (483 of 5,696), against 9.4% nationally; 11th highest of the 24 provinces. The 2024 register figures are provisional.

Health in Imbabura, Ecuador: official figures

Life expectancy at birth in Imbabura is projected at 80.6 years in 2026 (both sexes), 5th highest of the 24 provinces; in 2010 it was 76.1 years. The national figure is 77.9 years (population-weighted average of the provinces).

General mortality rate (per 1,000 people)

4.99

2024

How many people die each year in Imbabura?

INEC recorded 2,463 deaths among residents of Imbabura in 2024, a rate of 4.99 per 1,000 people against 4.98 nationally; 12th highest of the 24 provinces. In 2019 the rate was 4.64 and in 2020, the first pandemic year, 6.02.

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What is the infant mortality rate in Imbabura?

The infant mortality rate in Imbabura was 7.0 deaths of children under one year per 1,000 births in 2024 (49 deaths), against 8.9 nationally; 10th lowest of the 24 provinces. In 2019 it was 10.4.

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What is the child mortality rate in Imbabura?

The mortality rate for children under five in Imbabura was 10.4 per 1,000 births in 2024 (73 deaths) against 11.2 nationally; 11th highest of the 24 provinces.

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How many mothers die in childbirth in Imbabura?

One maternal death was recorded among residents of Imbabura 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 Imbabura each year?

6,053 live births were registered for mothers living in Imbabura in 2023, a crude birth rate of 12.4 per 1,000 people (8th lowest of the 24 provinces); in 2019 there were 7,240, a change of -16.4% (national -16.3%).

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

96.6% of live births in Imbabura in 2024 were attended by professional health staff, against 97.2% nationally; 11th lowest of the 24 provinces.

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How Imbabura compares with other provinces

Life expectancy at birth (years) (2026)

Imbabura ranks 5 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Life expectancy at birth (years)
2	Galapagos	82.0
3	Azuay	81.2
4	Loja	80.6
5	Imbabura	80.6
6	Canar	80.6
7	Tungurahua	80.5
8	Bolivar	80.4

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

Imbabura ranks 12 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	General mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 people)
9	Manabi	5.11
10	Carchi	5.11
11	Sucumbios	5.00
12	Imbabura	4.99
13	Santa Elena	4.97
14	Cotopaxi	4.79
15	Azuay	4.64

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

Imbabura ranks 15 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Infant mortality rate (deaths under age 1 per 1,000 births)
12	Orellana	7.8
13	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	7.6
14	Azuay	7.4
15	Imbabura	7.0
16	Los Rios	6.9
17	Esmeraldas	6.9
18	Canar	6.4

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

Imbabura ranks 11 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 births)
8	El Oro	12.2
9	Guayas	11.9
10	Orellana	11.7
11	Imbabura	10.4
12	Carchi	10.2
13	Santa Elena	10.1
14	Manabi	10.1

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

Imbabura ranks 11 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Live births with low birth weight (under 2,500 g)
8	Canar	9.8%
9	Guayas	9.2%
10	Manabi	8.9%
11	Imbabura	8.5%
12	Los Rios	8.5%
13	Esmeraldas	8.0%
14	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	7.8%

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Births attended by professional health staff (2024)

Imbabura ranks 14 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Births attended by professional health staff
11	Canar	97.7%
12	Loja	97.2%
13	Esmeraldas	96.9%
14	Imbabura	96.6%
15	Carchi	96.2%
16	Zamora Chinchipe	94.9%
17	Cotopaxi	94.8%

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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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