Belize vs Guatemala
Belize vs Guatemala: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.8 per 100,000 people in Belize and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Guatemala, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belize, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Guatemala.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belize has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2017, Belize ranked 120 and Guatemala ranked 149 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Belize | Guatemala | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 5.4 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 7 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.8 | 11.4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 12 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.4 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.5 | 13.2 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 14.2 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 14.2 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.6 | 12.3 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 13.8 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7 | 13.2 | 16 |
| 1992 | 6.7 | 12.8 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 6.4 | 12 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 6.1 | 10.8 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belize vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyBelize: 73.6 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelize: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelize: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBelize: 2.84% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
People
- PopulationBelize: 411,100 people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelize: 1.46% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelize: 2.01 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelize: 41.6% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageBelize: 26 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelize: 4.8% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelize: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelize: 1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelize: $32.9M in 2025Guatemala: $617M in 2025
- Military spending per personBelize: $79 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelize: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelize: 2,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelize: 0% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelize: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelize: 1 million TIV in 2023Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023