Births attended by skilled health staff in Serbia
Serbia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Serbia, 1995–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Serbia is 99.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Serbia peaked at 99.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2006.
That places Serbia 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 98.7% | — |
| 1996 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +1.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 88.9% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.4% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 16 Azerbaijan 99.9% compare
- 16 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.9% compare
- 16 China 99.9% compare
- 16 Croatia 99.9% compare
- 16 El Salvador 99.9% compare
- 16 Greece 99.9% compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
- 16 Kuwait 99.9% compare
- 16 Latvia 99.9% compare
- 16 Libya 99.9% compare
- 16 Oman 99.9% compare
- 16 Ukraine 99.9% compare
More health data for Serbia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Serbia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Serbia was 99.9% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Serbia ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.