Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia
Serbia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7,628 1 in: rate varies by country
Change on year
up 35.9%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
7,628 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2023
All-time low
3,025 1 in: rate varies by country
in 2021
Years of data
39
1985–2023
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in 1 in: rate varies by country.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia is 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 35.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia peaked at 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,025 1 in: rate varies by country, in 2021.
Serbia ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia, year by year
| Year | 1 in: rate varies by country | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 4,188 1 in: rate varies by country | — |
| 1986 | 4,389 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 4,565 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 4,770 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 5,012 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 5,052 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 5,086 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 5,003 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 4,854 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 4,813 1 in: rate varies by country | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 4,838 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4,895 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 4,971 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 4,712 1 in: rate varies by country | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 5,444 1 in: rate varies by country | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 5,733 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 6,007 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 6,195 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 6,380 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6,619 1 in: rate varies by country | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 6,962 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 7,330 1 in: rate varies by country | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 7,397 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7,209 1 in: rate varies by country | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 6,864 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 6,567 1 in: rate varies by country | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 6,491 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 6,289 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 6,303 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6,078 1 in: rate varies by country | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 5,966 1 in: rate varies by country | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 6,034 1 in: rate varies by country | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 6,175 1 in: rate varies by country | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 6,437 1 in: rate varies by country | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 6,480 1 in: rate varies by country | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,142 1 in: rate varies by country | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 3,025 1 in: rate varies by country | -41.2% |
| 2022 | 5,615 1 in: rate varies by country | +85.6% |
| 2023 | 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country | +35.9% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,343 1 in: rate varies by country, 5.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11,578 1 in: rate varies by country, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +85.6% | 3,025 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,615 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2021 | -41.2% | 5,142 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,025 1 in: rate varies by country |
| 2023 | +35.9% | 5,615 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,585 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,188 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,012 1 in: rate varies by country | 5 |
| 1990s | 4,967 1 in: rate varies by country | 4,712 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,444 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,670 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,733 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,397 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,282 1 in: rate varies by country | 5,966 1 in: rate varies by country | 6,567 1 in: rate varies by country | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,352 1 in: rate varies by country | 3,025 1 in: rate varies by country | 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 45 Ukraine 9,109 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 46 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,751 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 47 Turkmenistan 8,411 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 49 China 7,580 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 50 Hungary 7,233 1 in: rate varies by country compare
- 51 Canada 6,911 1 in: rate varies by country 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 lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia was 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,628 1 in: rate varies by country in 2023.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,025 1 in: rate varies by country in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Serbia ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.