Belize vs Colombia: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Belize
32.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia
28.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Belize rank
3rd
Colombia rank
5th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Belize
- Colombia
How they compare
Belize currently reports 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.2 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Colombia ahead.
Belize ranks 3rd and Colombia ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Colombia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3015 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.6 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.5801 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.44 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.2797 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 49.37 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 71.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 65.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 54.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 35.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
| 2020s | 28.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.78 deaths per 100,000 people | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Belize or Colombia?
- Belize, at 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Belize and Colombia?
- 4.55 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Colombia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Belize and Colombia rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Belize ranks 3rd and Colombia ranks 5th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. 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 deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.