Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Serbia
Serbia: Maternal mortality, gaps filled was 10.18 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Serbia, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Serbia recorded 10.18 for maternal mortality, gaps filled in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, gaps filled in Serbia peaked at 17.82 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.18, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 16.94 | — |
| 1986 | 16.92 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 16.22 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 15.43 | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 15.83 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 15.14 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 15.23 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.13 | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 16.6 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 17.68 | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 17.15 | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 15.05 | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 15.85 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 17.5 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 14.21 | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 17.82 | +25.4% |
| 2001 | 14.85 | -16.6% |
| 2002 | 14.67 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.42 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 15.46 | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 16.12 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 15.92 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 15.41 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 14.87 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 14.67 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.24 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 13.96 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 13.45 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.95 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 12.71 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 12.68 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.11 | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 12.01 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 11.47 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 10.47 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 10.18 | -2.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 10.18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.11, 20% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 10.18 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.23, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +25.4% | 14.21 | 17.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.27 | 15.43 | 16.94 | 5 |
| 1990s | 16.05 | 14.21 | 17.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.42 | 14.42 | 17.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.61 | 10.47 | 14.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.18 | 10.18 | 10.18 | 1 |
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 maternal mortality, gaps filled in Serbia?
- Maternal mortality, gaps filled in Serbia was 10.18 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.82 in 2000.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, gaps filled recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.18 in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for maternal mortality, gaps filled?
- Serbia ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, gaps filled rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maternal mortality with 85 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.