Number of intentional homicides — all countries

Number of intentional homicides — Belize

Number of intentional homicides in Belize in 2022 — 113 people. Ranked 50 in the world out of 105. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 175.6%.

2022 113 people −9.6% vs 2021
World rank 50of 105
Period maximum 145 people2012
Period minimum 41 people2000

Trend over time

2000–2022 · people

Number of intentional homicides — Belize, 2000–2022050100150200020032006200920122015201820212000: 41 people2001: 64 people2002: 87 people2003: 67 people2004: 79 people2005: 81 people2006: 92 people2007: 97 people2008: 103 people2009: 97 people2010: 129 people2011: 124 people2012: 145 people2013: 99 people2014: 123 people2015: 119 people2016: 138 people2017: 142 people2018: 143 people2019: 134 people2020: 102 people2021: 125 people2022: 113 people
Change over the period: +72 (+175.61%) Average annual rate: 4.72 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Belize

Belize 113 people
World 424,747 people
Latin America & Caribbean computed 117,702 people
Central America computed 42,645 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 136,181 people
Number of intentional homicides — Belize, by year Belize All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2022 113 −12 −9.6%
2021 125 +23 +22.55%
2020 102 −32 −23.88%
2019 134 −9 −6.29%
2018 143 +1 +0.7%
2017 142 +4 +2.9%
2016 138 +19 +15.97%
2015 119 −4 −3.25%
2014 123 +24 +24.24%
2013 99 −46 −31.72%
2012 145 +21 +16.94%
2011 124 −5 −3.88%
2010 129 +32 +32.99%
2009 97 −6 −5.83%
2008 103 +6 +6.19%
2007 97 +5 +5.43%
2006 92 +11 +13.58%
2005 81 +2 +2.53%
2004 79 +12 +17.91%
2003 67 −20 −22.99%
2002 87 +23 +35.94%
2001 64 +23 +56.1%
2000 41

Central America, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of victims of intentional homicide during a calendar year. UNODC treats intentional homicide as unlawful death inflicted with the intent to cause it — the definition is standardized across all countries, so the figures are comparable regardless of how the act is classified in national law. The data are collected through the annual survey of countries on crime trends and supplemented with estimates from death registration systems and medical statistics.

Important: The absolute count and the rate per 100,000 answer different questions: large countries stand in the top rows by the number of homicides, and entirely different ones by the rate. Both are worth looking at.

Source: UNODC Crime Statistics, license UN data: free to use with attribution.