Homicides in Belize
Belize: Homicides was 153.88 deaths in 2021. ▲ Rising
Homicides in Belize, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Belize recorded 153.88 deaths for homicides in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicides in Belize peaked at 153.88 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 53.73 deaths, in 2000.
Belize ranks 117th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Homicides in Belize, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.73 deaths | — |
| 2001 | 64.64 deaths | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 74.13 deaths | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 73.84 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 79.1 deaths | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 83.42 deaths | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 89.93 deaths | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 95.66 deaths | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 101.13 deaths | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 106.05 deaths | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 117.54 deaths | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 121.38 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 125.79 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 116.84 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 121.29 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 124.13 deaths | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 130.77 deaths | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 135.49 deaths | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 141.15 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 145.77 deaths | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 149.46 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 153.88 deaths | +3.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 153.88 deaths is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 237.51 deaths, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Belize's 153.88 deaths is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 702.19 deaths, 22% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.16 deaths | 53.73 deaths | 106.05 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.02 deaths | 116.84 deaths | 145.77 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.67 deaths | 149.46 deaths | 153.88 deaths | 2 |
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 153.88 deaths in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicides recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 153.88 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest homicides recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.73 deaths in 2000.
- How does Belize rank for homicides?
- Belize ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicides rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes.