Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Belize
Belize: Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex was 113 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Belize recorded 113 for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in 2022.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Belize peaked at 145 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2000.
Belize ranks 99th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41 | — |
| 2001 | 64 | +56.1% |
| 2002 | 87 | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 67 | -23.0% |
| 2004 | 79 | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 92 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 97 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 103 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 97 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 129 | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 124 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 145 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 99 | -31.7% |
| 2014 | 123 | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 119 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 138 | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 142 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 143 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 134 | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 102 | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 125 | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 113 | -9.6% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 113 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 207.5, 54% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 113 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 372, 30% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.8 | 41 | 103 | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.6 | 99 | 145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.33 | 102 | 125 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.46 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 2 (2025)
- Infant deaths 80 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 69 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 4.99 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Belize?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex in Belize was 113 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 145 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex?
- Belize ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide, by sex (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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