% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Serbia
Serbia: % of premature births - less than 37 weeks was 12.99 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.99
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
3rd
of 17 countries
All-time high
12.99
in 2024
All-time low
11.4
in 2015
Years of data
13
2012–2024
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Serbia, 2012–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Serbia stood at 12.99. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Serbia peaked at 12.99 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4, in 2015.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
% of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12.1 | — |
| 2013 | 11.6 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 11.5 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 11.4 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.7 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 12.2 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 12 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12.27 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 12.87 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 12.68 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 12.99 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.76 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.56 | 12 | 12.99 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Serbia?
- % of premature births - less than 37 weeks in Serbia was 12.99 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.99 in 2024.
- What is the lowest % of premature births - less than 37 weeks recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4 in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for % of premature births - less than 37 weeks?
- Serbia ranks 3rd out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is % of premature births - less than 37 weeks rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of % of premature births - less than 37 weeks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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