Suicide mortality rate in Serbia
Serbia: Suicide mortality rate was 15.14 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Serbia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 15.14 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Serbia peaked at 24.97 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.14 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Serbia ranks 27th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.16 per 100,000 population | 19.24 per 100,000 population | 24.97 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.52 per 100,000 population | 15.6 per 100,000 population | 19.44 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.38 per 100,000 population | 15.14 per 100,000 population | 15.61 per 100,000 population | 2 |
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More health data for Serbia
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 32,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 33,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 32,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 32,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 32,674 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 23.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 32,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 32,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 32,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Serbia?
- Suicide mortality rate in Serbia was 15.14 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.97 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Serbia ranks 27th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).