Infant Mortality Rate: Serbia

Analysis# Serbia Infant Mortality Rate Serbia recorded 4.6 infant deaths per 1,000 births in 2024, representing a dramatic improvement from its 1984 peak of 34.7. The country has achieved an 86.7% reduction over four decades, narrowing the gap toward its all-time low of 4.5 deaths per 1,000 births recorded in 2023. This sustained decline reflects substantial gains in maternal and child health infrastructure, vaccination coverage, and healthcare access across the nation. The most significant progress occurred between 1984 and the early 2000s, when mortality rates fell sharply. Since 2015, improvements have plateaued near the 4.5–5.4 range, indicating Serbia has reached a point of diminishing returns—a threshold common among middle-income countries with well-developed health systems. The near-stable rate since 2021 suggests the country has stabilized at a low baseline, with further reductions likely to require targeted interventions addressing specific maternal and neonatal risk factors.