Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Serbia
Serbia: Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability was 3.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 3.5% for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in 2025.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Serbia peaked at 5.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2023.
Serbia ranks 41st of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.8% | — |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +46.2% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +31.7% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -44.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 2.7% | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +63.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -47.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 3.5% | +66.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More health data for Serbia
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 39,922 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 4.6 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 76.2 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 281 Number (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 20,703 Number (2021)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 39,337 Number (2020)
- Peri-neonatal mortality by age of mother and parity, by NUTS 2 region 354 Number (2023)
- Fetal, peri- and neonatal mortality rates by NUTS 2 region of 3.89 Rate (2023)
- Infant mortality rates 2.1 Rate (2024)
- Infant mortality 350 Number (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Serbia?
- Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability in Serbia was 3.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability?
- Serbia ranks 41st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons having a longstanding health problem by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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