Children died before five per woman in Serbia

Serbia: Children died before five per woman was 0.0089 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0089
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
157th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.74
in 1892
All-time low
0.0083
in 2021
Years of data
65
1888–2024

Children died before five per woman in Serbia, 1888–2024

00.511.5188819562024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for children died before five per woman in Serbia is 0.0089, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children died before five per woman in Serbia peaked at 1.74 in 1892 and was at its lowest, 0.0083, in 2021.

Serbia ranks 157th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Children died before five per woman in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Children died before five per woman in Serbia, 1888 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1888 1.21 —
1889 1.36 +12.2%
1890 1.26 -7.4%
1891 1.47 +17.1%
1892 1.74 +18.0%
1893 1.56 -10.5%
1894 1.46 -6.2%
1895 1.42 -2.7%
1896 1.51 +6.4%
1897 1.52 +0.5%
1898 1.47 -3.1%
1899 1.39 -5.7%
1900 1.38 -1.0%
1901 1.29 -6.1%
1902 1.32 +2.3%
1903 1.29 -2.6%
1904 1.1 -14.4%
1905 1.33 +20.4%
1906 1.16 -12.7%
1907 1.21 +4.2%
1908 1.32 +9.2%
1909 1.52 +15.7%
1910 1.16 -23.8%
1983 0.0854 -92.7%
1984 0.0773 -9.4%
1985 0.0718 -7.1%
1986 0.0687 -4.3%
1987 0.0666 -3.1%
1988 0.0623 -6.4%
1989 0.0535 -14.1%
1990 0.0488 -8.9%
1991 0.0449 -7.9%
1992 0.0412 -8.3%
1993 0.0394 -4.4%
1994 0.0356 -9.6%
1995 0.0329 -7.7%
1996 0.0286 -13.0%
1997 0.0241 -15.6%
1998 0.0168 -30.2%
1999 0.0167 -1.1%
2000 0.0176 +5.7%
2001 0.0184 +4.5%
2002 0.0174 -5.6%
2003 0.0159 -8.6%
2004 0.0132 -17.1%
2005 0.0116 -12.0%
2006 0.0104 -10.2%
2007 0.0102 -1.9%
2008 0.0105 +2.5%
2009 0.0104 -0.5%
2010 0.0106 +1.9%
2011 0.0103 -2.3%
2012 0.0103 -0.6%
2013 0.0098 -4.9%
2014 0.0096 -2.1%
2015 0.0092 -4.0%
2016 0.0089 -3.3%
2017 0.0088 -1.4%
2018 0.0086 -2.2%
2019 0.0085 -0.3%
2020 0.0084 -1.8%
2021 0.0083 -1.4%
2022 0.0088 +6.1%
2023 0.0088 +0.6%
2024 0.0089 +1.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.0089 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027, 33% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.0089 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0068, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Children died before five per woman in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1983 -92.7% 1.16 0.0854

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1880s 1.29 1.21 1.36 2
1890s 1.48 1.26 1.74 10
1900s 1.29 1.1 1.52 10
1910s 1.16 1.16 1.16 1
1980s 0.0694 0.0535 0.0854 7
1990s 0.0329 0.0167 0.0488 10
2000s 0.0135 0.0102 0.0184 10
2010s 0.0095 0.0085 0.0106 10
2020s 0.0086 0.0083 0.0089 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 154 Russia 0.0093 compare
  2. 155 Israel 0.0093 compare
  3. 156 New Zealand 0.0091 compare
  4. 158 United Kingdom 0.0088 compare
  5. 159 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0086 compare
  6. 160 France 0.0085 compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children died before five per woman in Serbia?
Children died before five per woman in Serbia was 0.0089 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 1.74 in 1892.
What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 in 2021.
How does Serbia rank for children died before five per woman?
Serbia ranks 157th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is children died before five per woman rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children died before five per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 16,060 data points, 1800–2024
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