Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Serbia
Serbia: Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes was 0.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Serbia, 1985–2023
Source: World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.0% for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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, share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Serbia peaked at 0.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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.
Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +26.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +70.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Serbia?
- Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes in Serbia was 0.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes?
- Serbia ranks 147th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes 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 World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, UNFPA, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are expected to die from pregnancy-related causes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The probability that a 15 year old girl eventually dies from a pregnancy-related cause, assuming constant levels of maternal mortality and number of births per woman.