Health · Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Serbia: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 76.0 yrs (2024), 100th of 217 in the world and 45th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 78.3 yrs (2024), 107th of 217 in the world and 51st of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 73.7 yrs (2024), 91st of 217 in the world and 42nd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
SerbiaEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
SerbiaEurope & Central AsiaUpper-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators
Health: Serbia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 76.0 yrs2024 | 100/217 | 45/58 | 71.6 yrs | 74.3 yrs | 74.5 yrs | +0.8%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 78.3 yrs2024 | 107/217 | 51/58 | 74.4 yrs | 77.0 yrs | 77.5 yrs | +0.4%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 73.7 yrs2024 | 91/217 | 42/58 | 68.9 yrs | 71.8 yrs | 71.6 yrs | +1.2%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 4.62024 | 153/196 | 18/52 | 11.0 | 6.6 | 4.7 | −18%since 2014 | 6.6 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 5.42024 | 154/196 | 19/52 | 12.7 | 7.6 | 5.5 | −18%since 2014 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.02024 | 151/196 | 17/52 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | −29%since 2014 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 112023 | 148/194 | 17/51 | 16 | 13 | 16 | −15%since 2013 | 11 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 84%2024 | 132/193 | 44/51 | 89% | 95% | 78% | −2.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 90% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.1%2024 | 141/153 | 32/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 92024 | 154/208 | 26/52 | · | 51 | 21 | −76%since 2014 | 22 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 8.0%2023 | 62/193 | 25/52 | 5.8% | 9.2% | 8.3% | −0.9 ppsince 2013 | 9.6% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 32.1%2023 | 78/193 | 14/52 | 29.6% | 36.4% | 36.0% | −5.7 ppsince 2013 | 16.5% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 3.102022 | 57/180 | 41/50 | · | 3.02 | 2.88 | +1.7%since 2012 | 3.90 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 5.82022 | 18/182 | 13/51 | · | 5.3 | 5.7 | +8.0%since 2012 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 95.4%2024 | 123/206 | 50/56 | 89.4% | 91.4% | 95.1% | +2.5 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 97.9%2024 | 73/203 | 36/54 | 95.5% | 96.5% | 97.9% | +0.8 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 39.7%2024 | 4/166 | 1/48 | 41.8% | 40.6% | 39.8% | −0.9 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 7.52019 | 146/186 | 23/49 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 7.52019 | −30%since 2009 | 7.4 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+0.8%76.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+0.4%78.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+1.2%73.7 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−18%4.6 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−2.0 pp84% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Serbia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Serbia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Serbia | Romania | Hungary | Bulgaria | Croatia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 76.0 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 | 75.8 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 78.0 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 78.3 yrs2024 | 80.3 yrs2024 | 79.9 yrs2024 | 79.5 yrs2024 | 81.9 yrs2024 | 81.1 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 73.7 yrs2024 | 72.8 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 | 72.2 yrs2024 | 76.1 yrs2024 | 74.6 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.62024 | 6.02024 | 3.12024 | 4.62024 | 4.12024 | 5.52024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 5.42024 | 7.32024 | 3.72024 | 5.72024 | 5.62024 | 6.92024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 3.02024 | 3.62024 | 2.12024 | 2.62024 | 2.82024 | 4.42024 |
| Maternal mortality | 112023 | 122023 | 122023 | 62023 | 32023 | 62023 |
| Measles vaccination | 84%2024 | 78%2024 | 99%2024 | 94%2024 | 90%2024 | 69%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1%2024 | 0.2%2024 | — | 0.1%2024 | 0.1%2024 | — |