Homicides in Belize
Belize: Homicides was 135 deaths in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Homicides in Belize, 1964–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2022, homicides in Belize stood at 135 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Belize peaked at 150 deaths in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths, in 1965.
Belize ranks 47th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Homicides in Belize, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1965 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1966 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1967 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1968 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1969 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1970 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1971 | 2 deaths | — |
| 1972 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1974 | 3 deaths | — |
| 1975 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1976 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1977 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1978 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1979 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1980 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1982 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1983 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1984 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1986 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1987 | 1 deaths | — |
| 1989 | 1 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 deaths | +300.0% |
| 1991 | 6 deaths | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 2 deaths | — |
| 1995 | 0 deaths | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 deaths | — |
| 1997 | 18 deaths | — |
| 1998 | 49 deaths | +172.2% |
| 1999 | 40 deaths | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 57 deaths | +42.5% |
| 2001 | 54 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 66 deaths | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 59 deaths | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 40 deaths | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 47 deaths | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 47 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 deaths | -25.5% |
| 2008 | 38 deaths | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 84 deaths | +121.1% |
| 2010 | 115 deaths | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 124 deaths | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 128 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 116 deaths | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 114 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 113 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 142 deaths | +25.7% |
| 2017 | 125 deaths | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 146 deaths | +16.8% |
| 2019 | 150 deaths | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 77 deaths | -48.7% |
| 2021 | 149 deaths | +93.5% |
| 2022 | 135 deaths | -9.4% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 135 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 deaths, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Belize's 135 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 438 deaths, 31% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicides in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +300.0% | 1 deaths | 4 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3333 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 deaths | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.6 deaths | 0 deaths | 3 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2857 deaths | 0 deaths | 1 deaths | 7 |
| 1990s | 13.22 deaths | 0 deaths | 49 deaths | 9 |
| 2000s | 52.7 deaths | 35 deaths | 84 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.3 deaths | 113 deaths | 150 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.33 deaths | 77 deaths | 149 deaths | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
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 homicides in Belize?
- Homicides in Belize was 135 deaths in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 150 deaths in 2019.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths in 1965.
- How does Belize rank for homicides?
- Belize ranks 47th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides.