Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Serbia
Serbia: Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) was 14.9 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.9 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
3rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
20 per 1,000 people
in 2021
All-time low
7.95 per 1,000 people
in 1967
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Death rate, crude in Serbia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, death rate, crude in Serbia stood at 14.9 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate, crude in Serbia peaked at 20 per 1,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.95 per 1,000 people, in 1967.
Serbia ranks 3rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.93 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 8.86 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 8.64 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 8.69 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 8.48 per 1,000 people | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 8.3 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 8.09 per 1,000 people | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 7.95 per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1968 | 8.14 per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 8.39 per 1,000 people | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 8.74 per 1,000 people | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 8.97 per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 8.98 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 8.84 per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 8.57 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 8.45 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 8.51 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 8.82 per 1,000 people | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 9.27 per 1,000 people | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 9.69 per 1,000 people | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 9.94 per 1,000 people | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 10.01 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 10.23 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 10.37 per 1,000 people | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 10.51 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 10.43 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 10.44 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.43 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 10.43 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 10.33 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.56 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 10.89 per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 11.33 per 1,000 people | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 11.32 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 11.21 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 12.3 per 1,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 12.9 per 1,000 people | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 12.91 per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 13.13 per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 13.5 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 13.8 per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 13.2 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 13.7 per 1,000 people | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 13.9 per 1,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 14 per 1,000 people | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.88 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 13.92 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.97 per 1,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 14.2 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.3 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.8 per 1,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 14.6 per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9 per 1,000 people | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 20 per 1,000 people | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 16.3 per 1,000 people | -18.5% |
| 2023 | 14.7 per 1,000 people | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 14.9 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14.9 per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.07 per 1,000 people, 2.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14.9 per 1,000 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.6 per 1,000 people, 1.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.45 per 1,000 people | 7.95 per 1,000 people | 8.93 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.88 per 1,000 people | 8.45 per 1,000 people | 9.69 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.31 per 1,000 people | 9.94 per 1,000 people | 10.51 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.01 per 1,000 people | 10.56 per 1,000 people | 13.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.89 per 1,000 people | 13.2 per 1,000 people | 14.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.37 per 1,000 people | 14 per 1,000 people | 14.8 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.56 per 1,000 people | 14.7 per 1,000 people | 20 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate, crude in Serbia?
- Death rate, crude in Serbia was 14.9 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest death rate, crude recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 20 per 1,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate, crude recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.95 per 1,000 people in 1967.
- How does Serbia rank for death rate, crude?
- Serbia ranks 3rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate, crude rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.