Belize vs Mexico
Belize vs Mexico: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 7.8 per 100,000 people in Belize and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Mexico, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Belize, by 1.9 per 100,000 people, or 1.32 times that in Mexico.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Belize has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Belize ranked 120 and Mexico ranked 148 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 | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 7.5 | 6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 7.6 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 8 | 5.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 8.3 | 5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 8.5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 9 | 4.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 9.2 | 5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 7 | 4.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 6.7 | 4.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 6.1 | 4 | 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 Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyBelize: 73.6 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelize: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelize: 8.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBelize: 2.84% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
People
- PopulationBelize: 411,100 people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelize: 1.46% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelize: 2.01 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelize: 41.6% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageBelize: 26 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelize: 4.8% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelize: 1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelize: 1% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBelize: $32.9M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personBelize: $79 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelize: 3.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelize: 2,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelize: 0% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelize: 1.32% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelize: 1 million TIV in 2023Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025