Child mortality rate in Serbia
Serbia: Child mortality rate was 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Serbia, 1888–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, child mortality rate in Serbia stood at 0.54 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Serbia peaked at 31.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1892 and was at its lowest, 0.54 deaths per 100 live births, in 2021.
That places Serbia 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23.78 deaths per 100 live births | 22.41 deaths per 100 live births | 25.15 deaths per 100 live births | 2 |
| 1890s | 26.81 deaths per 100 live births | 23.33 deaths per 100 live births | 31.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1900s | 24.62 deaths per 100 live births | 21.47 deaths per 100 live births | 29.42 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1910s | 22.22 deaths per 100 live births | 22.22 deaths per 100 live births | 22.22 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.79 deaths per 100 live births | 3.09 deaths per 100 live births | 4.67 deaths per 100 live births | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.03 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.8 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.978 deaths per 100 live births | 0.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.27 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.542 deaths per 100 live births | 0.54 deaths per 100 live births | 0.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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More health data for Serbia
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 34,365 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 35,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,538 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 35,858 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Serbia?
- Child mortality rate in Serbia was 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1892.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 deaths per 100 live births in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for child mortality rate?
- Serbia ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.