Intentional homicides, female in Belize
Belize: Intentional homicides, female was 4.5 per 100,000 female in 2022. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, female in Belize, 2004–2022
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 female.
Analysis
Belize recorded 4.5 per 100,000 female for intentional homicides, female in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, female in Belize peaked at 10.38 per 100,000 female in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.5 per 100,000 female, in 2022.
That places Belize 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, female in Belize, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10.38 per 100,000 female | — |
| 2009 | 5.77 per 100,000 female | -44.4% |
| 2010 | 10.09 per 100,000 female | +74.9% |
| 2011 | 7.35 per 100,000 female | -27.1% |
| 2012 | 8.4 per 100,000 female | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 5.88 per 100,000 female | -30.0% |
| 2014 | 6.91 per 100,000 female | +17.6% |
| 2015 | 5.08 per 100,000 female | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 8.29 per 100,000 female | +63.1% |
| 2017 | 5.95 per 100,000 female | -28.2% |
| 2018 | 10.08 per 100,000 female | +69.5% |
| 2019 | 8.88 per 100,000 female | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 5.67 per 100,000 female | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 5.6 per 100,000 female | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 per 100,000 female | -19.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.07 per 100,000 female | 5.77 per 100,000 female | 10.38 per 100,000 female | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.69 per 100,000 female | 5.08 per 100,000 female | 10.09 per 100,000 female | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 per 100,000 female | 4.5 per 100,000 female | 5.67 per 100,000 female | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 5.12 per 100,000 female compare
- 17 Seychelles 5.06 per 100,000 female compare
- 18 Bahamas 4.82 per 100,000 female compare
- 20 Peru 3.99 per 100,000 female compare
- 21 Brazil 3.92 per 100,000 female compare
- 22 Cayman Islands 3.75 per 100,000 female compare
More public sector data for Belize
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 2.43 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 72.26 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0094 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 30.14 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 43.84 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,340 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is intentional homicides, female in Belize?
- Intentional homicides, female in Belize was 4.5 per 100,000 female in 2022, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, female recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 10.38 per 100,000 female in 2004.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, female recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 per 100,000 female in 2022.
- How does Belize rank for intentional homicides, female?
- Belize ranks 19th out of 131 countries with data for 2022.
- Is intentional homicides, female rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), published as part of Intentional homicides, female (per 100,000 female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An intentional homicide is defined as an unlawful death inflicted upon a person with the intent to cause death or serious injury.