Belize - Intentional self-harm

In 2011 occurred 26 suicides in Belize. This year, 7 more people committed suicide than in 2010.

Belize had 7.83 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, less than the average suicide in the world, of 9.82 self-harm per 100.000 people.

Of the 26 recorded suicide cases in 2011, 23 were men suicides and 3 were women. Men have a very high rate of death by suicide compared with women. So that, the suicide rate among males were 13.77 per 100,000 men and for women 2 per 100,000 female.

Suicide is a very important cause of death in the world and also in Belize. However, in Belize in 2011 there were there were 124 homicides, many more than suicides. There were 4.8 homicides per suicide.

Related data:

• Homicides in Belize
• Belize economy
• Country suicides ranking