Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Serbia

Serbia: Health care - Regions — Active physicians was 3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
33rd
of 44 countries
All-time high
3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2023
All-time low
2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants
in 2003
Years of data
20
2003–2023

Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Serbia, 2003–2023

01232003201320232003: 2.7 Per 1 000 inhabitants2004: 2.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2005: 2.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2006: 2.8 Per 1 000 inhabitants2007: 2.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2008: 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2009: 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2010: 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2011: 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2012: 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2013: 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2014: 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2015: 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2016: 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2017: 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2018: 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2020: 2.9 Per 1 000 inhabitants2021: 3 Per 1 000 inhabitants2022: 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants2023: 3.3 Per 1 000 inhabitants

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 inhabitants.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health care - regions — active physicians in Serbia is 3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health care - regions — active physicians in Serbia peaked at 3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants, in 2003.

That places Serbia 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Health care - Regions — Active physicians in Serbia, 2003 to 2023.
Year Per 1 000 inhabitants Change
2003 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants
2004 2.81 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.6%
2005 2.79 Per 1 000 inhabitants -0.7%
2006 2.82 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.1%
2007 2.88 Per 1 000 inhabitants +2.1%
2008 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.5%
2009 3.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.0%
2010 3.05 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.3%
2011 3.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants +1.3%
2012 3.09 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2013 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.3%
2014 3.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants -1.3%
2015 3.07 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.3%
2016 2.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.9%
2017 2.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.0%
2018 2.97 Per 1 000 inhabitants +0.7%
2020 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants -3.4%
2021 3.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants +4.9%
2022 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants +3.0%
2023 3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.86 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.01 Per 1 000 inhabitants 7
2010s 3.04 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.95 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.1 Per 1 000 inhabitants 9
2020s 3.06 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2.87 Per 1 000 inhabitants 3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 30 France 3.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  2. 31 Latvia 3.41 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  3. 32 New Zealand 3.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  4. 34 United States of America 3.23 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  5. 35 Belgium 3.02 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare
  6. 36 Luxembourg 2.98 Per 1 000 inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health care - regions — active physicians in Serbia?
Health care - regions — active physicians in Serbia was 3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 3.28 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2023.
What is the lowest health care - regions — active physicians recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.74 Per 1 000 inhabitants in 2003.
How does Serbia rank for health care - regions — active physicians?
Serbia ranks 33rd out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
Is health care - regions — active physicians rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Health care - Regions — Active physicians. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Health care - Regions — Active physicians
Unit
Per 1 000 inhabitants
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
48 places, 1,174 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides indicators on healthcare resources in large regions (TL2), and small regions (TL3) when data is available. Indicators include doctor, practising nurses, hospital beds and hospital discharges. Data definition and source Doctors (physicians) are usually generalists who assume responsibility for the provision of continuing care to individuals and families, or specialists such as paediatricians, obstetricians/gynaecologists, psychiatrists, medical specialists and surgical specialists. Practising nurses provide services directly to patients, it includes: professional nurses, associate professional nurses, foreign nurses licensed to practice and actively practising in the country. It excludes midwives unless they work most of the time as nurses. Hospital beds are all hospital beds which are regularly maintained and staffed and immediately available for the care of admitted patients. They include beds in all hospitals, including general hospitals, mental health and substance abuse hospitals, and other specialty hospitals; occupied and unoccupied beds. The three indicators above are measured per 1 000 inhabitants. Hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital, here for all causes of diseases (A00-Z99) and all hospitals. It includes discharges from all hospitals, including general hospitals (HP.1.1), mental health hospitals (HP.1.2), and other specialised hospitals (HP.1.3) ; Deaths in hospital ; Transfers to another hospital ; Discharges of healthy newborns. This indicator is measured per 100 000 inhabitants. Data is collected from Eurostat (reg_hlth) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.