Belize vs Guatemala: Child homicide rate
Belize
5.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guatemala
4.74 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Belize rank
10th
Guatemala rank
13th
Child homicide rate over time
- Belize
- Guatemala
How they compare
Belize currently reports 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala, a difference of 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.3 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Guatemala ahead.
Belize ranks 10th and Guatemala ranks 13th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Guatemala in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 4.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 10.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 8.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.53 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.09 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 Guatemala?
- Belize, at 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.74 deaths per 100,000 people in Guatemala as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Belize and Guatemala?
- 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guatemala?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2022.
- How do Belize and Guatemala rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Belize ranks 10th and Guatemala ranks 13th 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.