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Country fact sheet: Serbia

Population

- Total population: 6 604 989
- Female population: 3 438 249
- Male population: 3 166 740
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 919.2
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 35.8
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 72.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.805
- Category: Very high
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 75.9
- Female population (years): 78.3
- Male population (years): 73.5
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 250.4
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 128.4
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (60.5)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (19.7)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (59.6)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Lung (49.4)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal