Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Belize
Belize: Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population was 38.27 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Belize recorded 38.27 for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Belize peaked at 38.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.36, in 2000.
Belize ranks 7th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.36 | — |
| 2001 | 26.07 | +16.6% |
| 2002 | 28.97 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 27.97 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 29.08 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 29.78 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 31.17 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 32.21 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 33.1 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.73 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 36.45 | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 36.8 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 37.28 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 33.87 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 34.37 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 34.45 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 35.62 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 36.24 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 36.98 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.39 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 37.68 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 38.27 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.44 | 22.36 | 33.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.94 | 33.87 | 37.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.97 | 37.68 | 38.27 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Belize?
- Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population in Belize was 38.27 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 38.27 in 2021.
- What is the lowest estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.36 in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population?
- Belize ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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