Life expectancy at birth in Serbia
Life expectancy at birth in Serbia was 76.2 years in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Serbia, 2024
76.2b (Break in time series)
Change from 2023
0%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Position in 2024
34th of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Serbia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.2 yearsb (break in time series) | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 76.2 yearsb (break in time series) | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 75.2 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 72.8 years | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 74.5 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 76.0 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 75.9 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 75.6 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 75.7 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 75.3 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 75.4 years | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 75.3 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 74.9 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 74.6 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 74.4 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 74.0 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 73.9 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 73.7 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 73.4 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | 72.8 years | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | 72.7 years | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | 72.5 years | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | 72.3 years | 77.6 years |
| 2001 | 72.3 years | – |
| 2000 | 71.6 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 75.4 years, the figure has changed by +1.1%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Serbia has the 34th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
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Life expectancy at birth
76.0 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
4.6 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
606d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
335d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
62.9%
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Health spending share of GDP
8.0%
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