Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belize
Belize: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belize, 2004–2022
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belize is 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belize peaked at 78.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.25 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2020.
Belize ranks 12th of 138 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.87 homicides per 100,000 population | 47.52 homicides per 100,000 population | 56.22 homicides per 100,000 population | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.47 homicides per 100,000 population | 51.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 78.07 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.61 homicides per 100,000 population | 46.25 homicides per 100,000 population | 57.31 homicides per 100,000 population | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 9 Saint Lucia 68.85 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Bahamas 62.03 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Honduras 54.78 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 47.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Colombia 46.95 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Dominica 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Belize
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 108 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score 1.18 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 1,382 (2025)
- Political Rights Score 34 (2025)
- Freedom Score 87 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 1,836 (2025)
- Sovereign state 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belize?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Belize was 51.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 78.07 homicides per 100,000 population in 2012.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.25 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 138 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.