Belize vs Ecuador: Child homicide rate
Belize
5.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador
6.05 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belize rank
10th
Ecuador rank
8th
Child homicide rate over time
- Belize
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize, a difference of 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Ecuador ahead.
Belize ranks 10th and Ecuador ranks 8th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7483 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2010s | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 8.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.75 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Belize or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Belize and Ecuador?
- 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Ecuador?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Ecuador rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Belize ranks 10th and Ecuador ranks 8th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.