Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize

Belize: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
0 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
47th
of 67 countries
All-time high
1.09 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2016
All-time low
0 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
Years of data
9
2014–2022

Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize, 2014–2022

00.250.50.7512014201820222014: 0.57 homicides per 100,000 population2015: 0.558 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 1.1 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.503 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Belize recorded 0 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize peaked at 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2017.

Belize ranks 47th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize, year by year

Annual values for Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize, 2014 to 2022.
Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
2014 0.5703 homicides per 100,000 population —
2015 0.558 homicides per 100,000 population -2.1%
2016 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population +95.1%
2017 0 homicides per 100,000 population -100.0%
2018 0 homicides per 100,000 population —
2019 0 homicides per 100,000 population —
2020 0 homicides per 100,000 population —
2021 0.5028 homicides per 100,000 population —
2022 0 homicides per 100,000 population -100.0%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 0 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population. (27 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 0 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.3695 homicides per 100,000 population 0 homicides per 100,000 population 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population 6
2020s 0.1676 homicides per 100,000 population 0 homicides per 100,000 population 0.5028 homicides per 100,000 population 3

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 44 Philippines 0.0157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 45 Mexico 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 46 Colombia 0.0039 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 47 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population
  5. 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 47 Armenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  7. 47 Barbados 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  8. 47 Chile 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  9. 47 El Salvador 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  10. 47 Honduras 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  11. 47 Iceland 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  12. 47 Israel 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  13. 47 Jamaica 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  14. 47 Jordan 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  15. 47 Latvia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  16. 47 Malta 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  17. 47 Montenegro 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  18. 47 Oman 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  19. 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  20. 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  21. 47 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  22. 47 Sweden 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  23. 47 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize?
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize was 0 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 homicides per 100,000 population in 2016.
What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 0 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
How does Belize rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
Belize ranks 47th out of 67 countries with data for 2022.
Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 714 data points, 2007–2024
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