Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate in Serbia
Serbia: Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate was 8 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate in Serbia, 1993–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 8 for maternal mortality ratio, national estimate in 2017.
That represents a change of up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality ratio, national estimate in Serbia peaked at 15 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2002.
Serbia ranks 93rd of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14 | — |
| 1998 | 7 | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 6 | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | -83.3% |
| 2003 | 5 | +400.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +400.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 10 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 7 | -46.2% |
| 2012 | 11 | +57.1% |
| 2013 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.65, 24% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.5, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +400.0% | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | +400.0% | 2 | 10 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.9 | 1 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.38 | 7 | 13 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 90 Kazakhstan 9 compare
- 90 Romania 9 compare
- 92 Bulgaria 8.74 compare
- 93 Finland 8 compare
- 93 United Kingdom 8 compare
- 93 South Korea 8 compare
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality ratio, national estimate in Serbia?
- Maternal mortality ratio, national estimate in Serbia was 8 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest maternal mortality ratio, national estimate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2009.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality ratio, national estimate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
- How does Serbia rank for maternal mortality ratio, national estimate?
- Serbia ranks 93rd out of 146 countries with data for 2017.
- Is maternal mortality ratio, national estimate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Maternal Mortality Ratio, National Estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.