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
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Belize, 2014–2022
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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 44 Philippines 0.0157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 45 Mexico 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 46 Colombia 0.0039 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population
- 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Armenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Barbados 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Chile 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 El Salvador 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Honduras 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Iceland 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Israel 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Jamaica 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Jordan 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Latvia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Malta 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Montenegro 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Oman 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Sweden 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 47 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population
More social development data for Belize
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 347 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 108 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 population of male victims where the perpetrator is an intimate partner.