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Under-five mortality rate — Serbia

Under-five mortality rate in Serbia in 2024 — 5.4 per 1,000. Ranked 43 in the world out of 196. Since 1984, the indicator has fallen by 86.7%.

2024 5.4 per 1,000 +0% vs 2023
World rank 43of 196
Period maximum 40.7 per 1,0001984
Period minimum 5.4 per 1,0002021

Trend over time

1984–2024 · per 1,000 live births

Under-five mortality rate — Serbia, 1984–20240204060198419881992199620002004200820122016202020241984: 40.7 per 1,0001985: 39.1 per 1,0001986: 37.8 per 1,0001987: 36.3 per 1,0001988: 34 per 1,0001989: 30.9 per 1,0001990: 28 per 1,0001991: 26 per 1,0001992: 24.5 per 1,0001993: 23.2 per 1,0001994: 21.5 per 1,0001995: 19.5 per 1,0001996: 17.4 per 1,0001997: 15.5 per 1,0001998: 14.1 per 1,0001999: 13.3 per 1,0002000: 12.7 per 1,0002001: 12.1 per 1,0002002: 11.4 per 1,0002003: 10.6 per 1,0002004: 9.7 per 1,0002005: 9 per 1,0002006: 8.5 per 1,0002007: 8.1 per 1,0002008: 7.9 per 1,0002009: 7.8 per 1,0002010: 7.6 per 1,0002011: 7.4 per 1,0002012: 7.1 per 1,0002013: 6.8 per 1,0002014: 6.6 per 1,0002015: 6.3 per 1,0002016: 6.1 per 1,0002017: 5.9 per 1,0002018: 5.8 per 1,0002019: 5.6 per 1,0002020: 5.5 per 1,0002021: 5.4 per 1,0002022: 5.4 per 1,0002023: 5.4 per 1,0002024: 5.4 per 1,000
Change over the period: −35.3 (−86.73%) Average annual rate: -4.92 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia

Serbia 5.4 per 1,000
World 37.4 per 1,000
Europe & Central Asia 7.8 per 1,000
Southern Europe computed 3.4 per 1,000
Upper-middle-income countries computed 10.4 per 1,000
Under-five mortality rate — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 5.4 +0 +0%
2023 5.4 +0 +0%
2022 5.4 +0 +0%
2021 5.4 −0.1 −1.82%
2020 5.5 −0.1 −1.79%
2019 5.6 −0.2 −3.45%
2018 5.8 −0.1 −1.69%
2017 5.9 −0.2 −3.28%
2016 6.1 −0.2 −3.17%
2015 6.3 −0.3 −4.55%
2014 6.6 −0.2 −2.94%
2013 6.8 −0.3 −4.23%
2012 7.1 −0.3 −4.05%
2011 7.4 −0.2 −2.63%
2010 7.6 −0.2 −2.56%
2009 7.8 −0.1 −1.27%
2008 7.9 −0.2 −2.47%
2007 8.1 −0.4 −4.71%
2006 8.5 −0.5 −5.56%
2005 9 −0.7 −7.22%
2004 9.7 −0.9 −8.49%
2003 10.6 −0.8 −7.02%
2002 11.4 −0.7 −5.79%
2001 12.1 −0.6 −4.72%
2000 12.7 −0.6 −4.51%
1999 13.3 −0.8 −5.67%
1998 14.1 −1.4 −9.03%
1997 15.5 −1.9 −10.92%
1996 17.4 −2.1 −10.77%
1995 19.5 −2 −9.3%
1994 21.5 −1.7 −7.33%
1993 23.2 −1.3 −5.31%
1992 24.5 −1.5 −5.77%
1991 26 −2 −7.14%
1990 28 −2.9 −9.39%
1989 30.9 −3.1 −9.12%
1988 34 −2.3 −6.34%
1987 36.3 −1.5 −3.97%
1986 37.8 −1.3 −3.32%
1985 39.1 −1.6 −3.93%
1984 40.7 — —

Southern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SM San Marino 1.3 SI Slovenia 2.3 ME Montenegro 2.4 AD Andorra 2.5 IT Italy 2.7 MC Monaco 2.7 MK North Macedonia 2.8 PT Portugal 3.2 ES Spain 3.2 GR Greece 3.8 MT Malta 5.3 RS Serbia 5.4 HR Croatia 5.6 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.9 XK Kosovo 8.7 AL Albania 9.2
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About the indicator

The probability of dying before the age of five, expressed as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births. The main target indicator of UN Sustainable Development Goal 3.2 — to bring it down to 25 per 1,000 by 2030. The gap between countries remains more than twentyfold, while over the past thirty years the world value has more than halved.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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