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Suicides Belize 2015

Number of suicides unchanged in Belize

In 2015 occurred 26 suicides in Belize, the same people committed suicide than in 2014.

Belize had 7.17 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.49 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 26 recorded suicide cases in 2015, 22 were men suicides and 4 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 12.29 per 100,000 men and for women 2.32 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Belize. However, in Belize in 2015 there were there were 119 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 4.6 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

Belize - Intentional self-harm
DateFemale suicidesMale suicidesSuicidesFemale suicide rateMale suicide rateSuicide rate
2015422262.3212.297.17
2014621263.2411.587.29
2013322251.6312.847.15
2012420242.1711.936.99
2011323262.0013.777.83
2010415192.769.336.05
2009317201.9110.666.27
2008211131.487.124.29
2007312151.748.104.90
2006215161.0810.115.57
2005213141.139.065.05
2004217191.4712.386.86
2003413173.269.636.35
2002411153.178.545.72
2001414183.5211.287.21
2000317202.6713.657.91
Belize - Intentional self-harm
Belize - Intentional self-harm
Sources: Countryeconomy.com | UN