Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Belize
Belize: Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population was 28.06 per 100,000 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
28.06 per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
13th
of 192 countries
All-time high
43.36 per 100,000 people
in 2012
All-time low
17.03 per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Belize is 28.06 per 100,000 people, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Belize peaked at 43.36 per 100,000 people in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.03 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Belize 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population in Belize, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.03 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 25.77 per 100,000 people | +51.3% |
| 2002 | 33.98 per 100,000 people | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 25.4 per 100,000 people | -25.3% |
| 2004 | 29.08 per 100,000 people | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 28.96 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 31.96 per 100,000 people | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 32.76 per 100,000 people | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 33.84 per 100,000 people | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 31.03 per 100,000 people | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 40.28 per 100,000 people | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 37.89 per 100,000 people | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 43.36 per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 28.98 per 100,000 people | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 35.25 per 100,000 people | +21.6% |
| 2015 | 33.4 per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 37.84 per 100,000 people | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 38.05 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 37.61 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 34.73 per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 26.1 per 100,000 people | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 31.62 per 100,000 people | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 28.06 per 100,000 people | -11.3% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 28.06 per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.98 per 100,000 people, 9.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Belize's 28.06 per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.92 per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.98 per 100,000 people | 17.03 per 100,000 people | 33.98 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.74 per 100,000 people | 28.98 per 100,000 people | 43.36 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.59 per 100,000 people | 26.1 per 100,000 people | 31.62 per 100,000 people | 3 |
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More development goals data for Belize
- Red List Index 0.86 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 22.46 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 409.96 constant US$ (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 ltpureal (2024)
- Under-five deaths 94 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Belize?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by in Belize was 28.06 per 100,000 people in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 43.36 per 100,000 people in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.03 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by?
- Belize ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population, by rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 per 100,000 population, by sex (victims per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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