Health in Serbia

[3] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Serbia achieves 99.4% of what is expected based on its current income.

[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves 91.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income.

[3] The Institute of Public Health of Serbia was first established in 1919, when it was called the Ministerial Commission for Epidemiology.

[5][6] In terms of the availability of medical equipment, Serbia is slightly trailing behind the average of EU countries.

[7] There is decreasing linear trend over the decades, as in 1950 that number stood at 118.11, in 1970 it was at 56.26, in 1990 it was at 10.64, in 2010 it was at 6.73 deaths per 1,000 live births.