Number of youth deaths in Serbia
Serbia: Number of youth deaths was 409 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of youth deaths in Serbia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 409 deaths for number of youth deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Serbia peaked at 2,914 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 409 deaths, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 132nd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of youth deaths in Serbia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,914 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 2,641 deaths | -9.4% |
| 1992 | 2,436 deaths | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 2,244 deaths | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 2,039 deaths | -9.1% |
| 1995 | 1,819 deaths | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 1,603 deaths | -11.9% |
| 1997 | 1,414 deaths | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1,273 deaths | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 1,182 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1,120 deaths | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1,061 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 1,000 deaths | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 929 deaths | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 854 deaths | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 779 deaths | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 720 deaths | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 682 deaths | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 657 deaths | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 641 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 632 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 613 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 594 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 569 deaths | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 544 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 520 deaths | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 499 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 479 deaths | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 464 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 450 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 436 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 423 deaths | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 415 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 411 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 409 deaths | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,956 deaths | 1,182 deaths | 2,914 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 844.3 deaths | 641 deaths | 1,120 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 536.4 deaths | 450 deaths | 632 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 418.8 deaths | 409 deaths | 436 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Serbia?
- Number of youth deaths in Serbia was 409 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,914 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 409 deaths in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Serbia ranks 132nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.