Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia
Serbia: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.0131 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia, 1985–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.0131 for lifetime risk of maternal death in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia peaked at 0.0331 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0131, in 2023.
That places Serbia 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0239 | — |
| 1986 | 0.0228 | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0219 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.021 | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.02 | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0198 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0197 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.02 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0206 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0208 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0207 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0204 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0201 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0212 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0184 | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0166 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0161 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0157 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0151 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0146 | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0152 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0154 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0159 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0165 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0168 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0154 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0331 | +70.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0178 | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0131 | -26.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.0131 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0745, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.0131 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0086, 1.5× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +70.0% | 0.0194 | 0.0331 |
| 2022 | -46.1% | 0.0331 | 0.0178 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0219 | 0.02 | 0.0239 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0202 | 0.0184 | 0.0212 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0151 | 0.0135 | 0.0174 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0159 | 0.0152 | 0.0168 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0209 | 0.0131 | 0.0331 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 18 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0231 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Serbia was 0.0131 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0331 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0131 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Serbia ranks 147th 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 down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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