People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Serbia
Serbia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 27.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 27.3 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia peaked at 27.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2015.
Serbia ranks 20th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.8 | — |
| 2015 | 19 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 21.5 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 25.3 | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 24.4 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.7 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.6 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 27.1 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.5 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 27.3 | +7.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 27.3 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 28, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.78 | 19 | 25.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.15 | 22.6 | 27.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
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- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.779 (2100)
- Population density 44.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 141,046 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia was 27.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Serbia ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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