Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Serbia
Serbia: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.99 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
3rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.99 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
1.22 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Serbia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Serbia stood at 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Serbia peaked at 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Serbia 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Serbia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.27 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.33 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.34 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | +17.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people, 1.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Serbia?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Serbia was 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Serbia rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Serbia ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.