Suicides of children and adolescents in Serbia
Serbia: Suicides of children and adolescents was 65 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
5th
of 17 countries
All-time high
87
in 2021
All-time low
3.86
in 2007
Years of data
18
2007–2024
Suicides of children and adolescents in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 65 for suicides of children and adolescents in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicides of children and adolescents in Serbia peaked at 87 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.86, in 2007.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Suicides of children and adolescents in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.86 | — |
| 2008 | 68 | +1661.0% |
| 2009 | 49 | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 56 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 47 | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 60 | +27.7% |
| 2014 | 71 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 53 | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 50 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 79 | +58.0% |
| 2018 | 64 | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 87 | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 54 | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 69 | +27.8% |
| 2024 | 65 | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.29 | 3.86 | 68 | 3 |
| 2010s | 61 | 47 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8 | 54 | 87 | 5 |
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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 65-69, male, annual growth rate -3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 0.7705 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0391 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicides of children and adolescents in Serbia?
- Suicides of children and adolescents in Serbia was 65 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2021.
- What is the lowest suicides of children and adolescents recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.86 in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for suicides of children and adolescents?
- Serbia ranks 5th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is suicides of children and adolescents rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 Suicides of children and adolescents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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