Children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia
Serbia: Children moderately or severely stunted was 14.1 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 14.1 num th for children moderately or severely stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia peaked at 33.1 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.1 num th, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 128th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.1 num th | — |
| 2001 | 32.1 num th | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 31.3 num th | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 30.8 num th | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 30.2 num th | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.3 num th | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.3 num th | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 27.4 num th | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 25.9 num th | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 24.2 num th | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 22.3 num th | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 21.1 num th | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 20 num th | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 19.5 num th | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 19.1 num th | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 18.7 num th | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 18.5 num th | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9 num th | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.2 num th | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.5 num th | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 15.9 num th | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 15.1 num th | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 14.8 num th | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 14.4 num th | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 14.1 num th | -2.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 14.1 num th is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 46.05 num th, 31% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 14.1 num th is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4 num th, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.26 num th | 24.2 num th | 33.1 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.08 num th | 16.5 num th | 22.3 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.86 num th | 14.1 num th | 15.9 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More development goals data for Serbia
- Red List Index 0.916 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 365.34 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 1,406 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 65 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 61 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 22 (2025)
- Infant deaths 272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Serbia was 14.1 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.1 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1 num th in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Serbia ranks 128th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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