Serbia abortions and live births by regions, 2005-2008
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 21 November 2010
* Note: Montenegro declared independence from Serbia in 2006 and Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
Reported abortions by region of residence, 2005-2008
| region | 1969 | 1989 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| CENTRAL SERBIA | 119,879 | 133,848 | | 23,058 | 21,968 | 20,264 | 17,670 | 16,893 | 16,620 | 16,328 |
| Belgrade | | | | | | | 8,390 | 7,846 | 7,631 | 7,324 |
| Macva | | | | | | | 838 | 820 | 727 | 708 |
| Kolubara | | | | | | | 495 | 454 | 547 | 433 |
| Podunavlje | | | | | | | 321 | 359 | 295 | 314 |
| Branicevo | | | | | | | 305 | 289 | 348 | 378 |
| Sumadija | | | | | | | 605 | 460 | 402 | 846 |
| Pomoravlje | | | | | | | 274 | 230 | 250 | 237 |
| Bor | | | | | | | 507 | 358 | 392 | 402 |
| Zajecar | | | | | | | 397 | 592 | 529 | 466 |
| Zlatibor | | | | | | | 610 | 703 | 614 | 539 |
| Moravica | | | | | | | 777 | 635 | 619 | 575 |
| Raska | | | | | | | 1,532 | 1,434 | 1,449 | 1,204 |
| Rasina | | | | | | | 391 | 466 | 379 | 419 |
| Nis | | | | | | | 1,030 | 1,049 | 1,163 | 1,154 |
| Toplica | | | | | | | 289 | 258 | 252 | 203 |
| Pirot | | | | | | | 355 | 334 | 330 | 283 |
| Jablanica | | | | | | | 382 | 358 | 368 | 583 |
| Pcinja | | | | | | | 172 | 248 | 325 | 260 |
| VOJVODINA | 37,678 | 36,612 | | 7,736 | 7,888 | 6,381 | 5,624 | 5,527 | 4,411 | 4,594 |
| North Backa | | | 1,829 | | | | 626 | 618 | 556 | 615 |
| Central Banat | | | | | | | 903 | 630 | 549 | 686 |
| North Banat | | | | | | | 846 | 797 | 720 | 670 |
| South Banat | | | | | | | 1,622 | 1,568 | 1,479 | 1,430 |
| West Backa | | | | | | | 73 | 75 | 73 | 43 |
| South Backa | | | | | | | 730 | 1,216 | 573 | 659 |
| Srem | | | | | | | 824 | 623 | 461 | 491 |
| SERBIA | 157,557 | 170,460 | 55,360 | 30,794 | 29,856 | 26,645 | 23,294 | 22,420 | 21,031 | 20,922 |
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| MONTENEGRO | | 7,905 | 3,376 | 2,849 | 2,488 | 2,236 | 1,952 | * | * | * |
| SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | 157,557 | 178,365 | 58,736 | 33,643 | 32,344 | 28,881 | 25,246 | * | * | * |
| KOSOVO | 5,086 | 11,015 | | | | | 2,403 | 1,651 | | * |
| TOTAL | 162,643 | 189,380 | 58,736 | 33,643 | 32,344 | 28,881 | 27,649 | 24,071 | 21,031 | 20,922 |
Reported live births by region, 2005-2008
| region | 1969 | 1989 | 1998 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| CENTRAL SERBIA | 78,970 | 67,570 | | 58,071 | 58,644 | 57,980 | 50,543 | 52,960 | 50,164 | 52,923 |
| Belgrade | | | | | | | 17,888 | 18,248 | 17,917 | 19,057 |
| Macva | | | | | | | 2,658 | 2,815 | 2,664 | 2,668 |
| Kolubara | | | | | | | 1,380 | 1,363 | 1,286 | 1,400 |
| Podunavlje | | | | | | | 2,133 | 1,927 | 1,916 | 1,835 |
| Branicevo | | | | | | | 1,550 | 1,528 | 1,382 | 1,423 |
| Sumadija | | | | | | | 2,422 | 2,773 | 2,687 | 2,652 |
| Pomoravlje | | | | | | | 1,900 | 1,985 | 1,782 | 1,825 |
| Bor | | | | | | | 800 | 1,049 | 891 | 1,589 |
| Zajecar | | | | | | | 775 | 788 | 711 | 1,205 |
| Zlatibor | | | | | | | 2,338 | 2,667 | 2,551 | 2,635 |
| Moravica | | | | | | | 1,820 | 1,884 | 1,731 | 1,769 |
| Raska | | | | | | | 3,344 | 4,297 | 4,002 | 4,165 |
| Rasina | | | | | | | 1,953 | 1,957 | 1,632 | 1,829 |
| Nis | | | | | | | 3,464 | 3,686 | 3,553 | 3,609 |
| Toplica | | | | | | | 851 | 855 | 706 | 715 |
| Pirot | | | | | | | 701 | 654 | 655 | 594 |
| Jablanica | | | | | | | 2,204 | 2,119 | 1,901 | 1,872 |
| Pcinja | | | | | | | 2,362 | 2,365 | 2,197 | 2,081 |
| VOJVODINA | 26,480 | 23,040 | | 20,030 | 20,381 | 20,206 | 17,857 | 17,168 | 16,662 | 16,862 |
| North Backa | | | 1,928 | | | | 1,699 | 1,850 | 1,720 | 1,551 |
| Central Banat | | | | | | | 1,631 | 1,556 | 1,404 | 1,593 |
| North Banat | | | | | | | 1,610 | 1,590 | 1,470 | 1,472 |
| South Banat | | | | | | | 2,471 | 2,321 | 2,292 | 2,325 |
| West Backa | | | | | | | 1,349 | 848 | 847 | 1,165 |
| South Backa | | | | | | | 7,489 | 7,458 | 7,240 | 7,203 |
| Srem | | | | | | | 1,608 | 1,545 | 1,689 | 1,553 |
| SERBIA | 105,478 | 91,270 | 76,330 | 78,101 | 79,025 | 78,186 | 68,400 | 70,128 | 66,826 | 69,785 |
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| MONTENEGRO | 11,259 | 9,634 | 9,211 | 8,499 | 8,345 | 7,849 | 7,352 | * | * | * |
| SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO | 116,737 | 100,904 | 85,541 | 86,600 | 87,370 | 86,035 | 75,752 | * | * | * |
| KOSOVO | 46,480 | 53,656 | 41,752 | 36,136 | 31,994 | 35,063 | 37,491 | 34,411 | 33,392 | * |
| TOTAL | 163,189 | 153,900 | 127,293 | 122,736 | 119,364 | 121,098 | 113,243 | 104,539 | 100,218 | 69,785 |
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© 2010 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 21 November 2010.
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