Belize vs El Salvador: Homicide rate by age of the victim

Belize
32.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
El Salvador
39.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Belize rank
3rd
El Salvador rank
2nd

Homicide rate by age of the victim over time

  • Belize
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 39.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize, a difference of 7 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.

Belize ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 2nd of 111 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize El Salvador Difference Ahead
1990s 6.42 deaths per 100,000 people 39.1 deaths per 100,000 people 32.67 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2000s 18.92 deaths per 100,000 people 45.32 deaths per 100,000 people 26.4 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador
2010s 35.35 deaths per 100,000 people 53.54 deaths per 100,000 people 18.19 deaths per 100,000 people El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Belize or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at 39.75 deaths per 100,000 people against 32.75 deaths per 100,000 people in Belize as of 2018.
What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Belize and El Salvador?
7 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and El Salvador?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Belize and El Salvador rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
Belize ranks 3rd and El Salvador ranks 2nd of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – 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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Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.