Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Belize or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.3% against 5.9% in Belize as of 2016.

What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Belize and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

1.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Share of deaths from homicide

Belize

5.9%

in 2022

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

7.3%

in 2016

Belize rank

3rd

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

1st

Share of deaths from homicide over time

Belize
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 7.3% against 5.9% in Belize, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Belize ranks 3rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 1st of 113 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0%	1.2%	1.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1970s	0.1%	1.4%	1.3%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1980s	0.0%	2.3%	2.2%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	1.3%	3.2%	1.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	3.9%	6.8%	2.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	7.5%	6.4%	1.1%	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Belize or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 7.3% against 5.9% in Belize as of 2016.
What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Belize and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 1.4%, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2016.
How do Belize and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?: Belize ranks 3rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 1st of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of deaths from homicide
Unit: %
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.