Intentional homicides, male in Belize
Belize: Intentional homicides, male was 51.25 per 100,000 male in 2022. ▼ Falling
Intentional homicides, male in Belize, 2004–2022
Source: UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Measured in per 100,000 male.
Analysis
In 2022, intentional homicides, male in Belize stood at 51.25 per 100,000 male.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, intentional homicides, male in Belize peaked at 78.07 per 100,000 male in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.25 per 100,000 male, in 2020.
That places Belize 12th out of 132 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Intentional homicides, male in Belize, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 male | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 47.52 per 100,000 male | — |
| 2009 | 56.22 per 100,000 male | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 70.39 per 100,000 male | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 68.26 per 100,000 male | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 78.07 per 100,000 male | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 51.88 per 100,000 male | -33.6% |
| 2014 | 63.3 per 100,000 male | +22.0% |
| 2015 | 61.38 per 100,000 male | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 66.97 per 100,000 male | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 69.6 per 100,000 male | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 64.66 per 100,000 male | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 60.18 per 100,000 male | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 46.25 per 100,000 male | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 57.31 per 100,000 male | +23.9% |
| 2022 | 51.25 per 100,000 male | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.87 per 100,000 male | 47.52 per 100,000 male | 56.22 per 100,000 male | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.47 per 100,000 male | 51.88 per 100,000 male | 78.07 per 100,000 male | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.61 per 100,000 male | 46.25 per 100,000 male | 57.31 per 100,000 male | 3 |
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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, male in Belize?
- Intentional homicides, male in Belize was 51.25 per 100,000 male in 2022, according to UNODC Research - Data Portal – Intentional Homicide, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
- What is the highest intentional homicides, male recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 78.07 per 100,000 male in 2012.
- What is the lowest intentional homicides, male recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.25 per 100,000 male in 2020.
- How does Belize rank for intentional homicides, male?
- Belize ranks 12th out of 132 countries with data for 2022.
- Is intentional homicides, male rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. 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, male (per 100,000 male). 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.