Suicide rate in Serbia

The age-standardised suicide rate in Serbia was 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) Deaths per 100,000 people Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Serbia, 2023 10.1 Deaths per 100,000 people

Change from 2022 −1.2per 100,000 people 2022: 11.3 per 100,000 people

Position in 2023 91st of 185 See the full ranking

Suicide rate in Serbia over time

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Deaths per 100,000 people. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Suicide mortality rate (age-standardised) (deaths per 100,000 people), 2000 to 2023
Period	Serbia
2023	10.1 per 100,000 people
2022	11.3 per 100,000 people
2021	11.9 per 100,000 people
2020	12.4 per 100,000 people
2019	13.0 per 100,000 people
2018	12.9 per 100,000 people
2017	13.7 per 100,000 people
2016	13.5 per 100,000 people
2015	14.8 per 100,000 people
2014	15.4 per 100,000 people
2013	16.1 per 100,000 people
2012	16.8 per 100,000 people
2011	17.1 per 100,000 people
2010	15.8 per 100,000 people
2009	18.5 per 100,000 people
2008	17.2 per 100,000 people
2007	18.0 per 100,000 people
2006	19.2 per 100,000 people
2005	20.3 per 100,000 people
2004	21.8 per 100,000 people
2003	22.2 per 100,000 people
2002	23.6 per 100,000 people
2001	23.3 per 100,000 people
2000	24.8 per 100,000 people

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In short

That is a change of −1.2 from 11.3 per 100,000 people in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 16.1 per 100,000 people, the figure has changed by −6.0.
Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Serbia has the 91st highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: MH_12 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Serbia
Provider update: 15 October 2026
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Serbia compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 185 countries with a value for 2023.

88 Mauritius 10.5 per 100,000 people
89 Iceland 10.4 per 100,000 people
90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.2 per 100,000 people
91 Serbia 10.1 per 100,000 people
92 Germany 10.0 per 100,000 people
93 Viet Nam 10.0 per 100,000 people
94 El Salvador 9.6 per 100,000 people

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Serbia by sex

Total 10.1 per 100,000 people2023
Women 5.7 per 100,000 people2023
Men 15.4 per 100,000 people2023

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What this measures

Deaths by suicide per 100,000 people in a year, age-standardised to the WHO standard population (SDG indicator 3.4.2). WHO estimate.

Suicide is under-reported in some countries because of stigma or how deaths are registered.

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