Low-birthweight babies in Serbia
Serbia: Low-birthweight babies was 6.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Low-birthweight babies in Serbia, 2000–2020
Source: UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of births.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 6.2% for low-birthweight babies in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low-birthweight babies in Serbia peaked at 6.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2005.
Serbia ranks 133rd of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Low-birthweight babies in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 130 Austria 6.3% compare
- 131 Slovenia 6.3% compare
- 132 Montenegro 6.2% compare
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 6.0% compare
- 135 Albania 6.0% compare
- 136 New Zealand 5.9% 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)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate -0.7431 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0349 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate -0.3097 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0369 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is low-birthweight babies in Serbia?
- Low-birthweight babies in Serbia was 6.2% in 2020, according to UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest low-birthweight babies recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest low-birthweight babies recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2005.
- How does Serbia rank for low-birthweight babies?
- Serbia ranks 133rd out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is low-birthweight babies rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF-WHO Low birthweight estimates, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Low-birthweight babies (% of births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Low-birthweight babies are newborns weighing less than 2,500 grams, with the measurement taken within the first hour of life, before significant postnatal weight loss has occurred.