1.1. Contact organisation
Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
1.2. Contact organisation unit
Section of demography and health statistics
1.3. Contact name
Confidential because of GDPR
1.4. Contact person function
Confidential because of GDPR
1.5. Contact mail address
Milana Rakica 5, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
1.6. Contact email address
Confidential because of GDPR
1.7. Contact phone number
Confidential because of GDPR
1.8. Contact fax number
Confidential because of GDPR
2.1. Metadata last certified
30 June 2025
2.2. Metadata last posted
30 June 2025
2.3. Metadata last update
30 June 2025
3.1. Data description
Data on causes of death (COD) provide information on mortality patterns and form a major element of public health information.
COD data refer to the underlying cause which - according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - is "the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury".
COD data are derived from death certificates. The medical certification of death is an obligation in Serbia. The information provided in the medical certificate of cause of death is coded into ICD codes according to the rules specified in the ICD.
Data are broken down by sex, 5-year age groups, cause of death and by residency and country of occurrence. For stillbirths and neonatal deaths additional breakdows might include age of mother.
Annual national data are provided in absolute number.
The objective of the annual survey on deaths is to collect data on demographic and socio-economic features of deceased person, data on origin and cause of death, as well as data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of mother of deceased infant.
According to the legal provisions on keeping the register of deaths, every death shall be entered in the register of deaths maintained for the area of its occurrence.
The data on deaths collected by registrars and delivered to the SORS regional departments.To each form on statistics of deaths, DEM-2, attached is a copy of the Death certificate that is completed by a medical doctor.
The SORS regional departments compile the filled forms, evaluate data coverage, accuracy and completeness of the information on the form DEM-2, send both forms to the districts’ institutes of public health (where the authorized medical doctor shall extract the codes for the underlying cause of death and nature of injury from the Death certificate and write in them into the form DEM-2) and carry out the complete DEM-2 form entry and data corrections.
The final evaluation, analysis, creation of tables and data publishing are carried out at the SORS.
The cause of death statistics data are total data including all deaths in Serbia or abroad of persons who are usual residents of Serbia at the time of their death.
3.2. Classification system
| Data year | ICD revision used (ICD-8, ICD-9, ICD-10) | For ICD-10: updates used |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | ICD-9 | |
| 1991 | ICD-9 | |
| 1992 | ICD-9 | |
| 1993 | ICD-9 | |
| 1994 | ICD-9 | |
| 1995 | ICD-9 | |
| 1996 | ICD-9 | |
| 1997 | ICD-10 | No |
| 1998 | ICD-10 | No |
| 1999 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2000 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2001 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2002 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2003 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2004 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2005 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2006 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2007 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2008 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2009 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2010 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2011 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2012 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2013 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2014 | ICD-10 | No |
| 2015 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2016 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2017 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2018 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2019 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2020 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2021 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2022 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
| 2023 | ICD-10 | 2010 |
3.3. Coverage - sector
Public Health, Vital statistics
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
Causes of death (COD) statistics are based on information derived from the medical certificate of cause of death. COD target at the underlying cause of death, in accordance with the ICD-10 definition i.e. "the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury".
3.4.1. National definition used for usual residency
The concept of usual resident population applied in the 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings was implemented in the Annual survey on deaths. According to this concept, a person is considered as an usual resident of the place where he/she spends most of his time, that is, day/night vacations, regardless of where he/she has a registered place of residence, with a duration of presence in or absence from the country: in total are also included citizens of the Republic of Serbia with absence abroad less than a year and foreign citizens who are present for more than a year in the Republic of Serbia.
3.4.2. Stillbirth definition and characteristics collected
A stillborn is a child born or extracted from its mother's body without signs of life (absence of breathing, movement and heartbeat) and the duration of pregnancy is at least 28 weeks.
The characteristics collected are: Gestational age, weight, crown-heel
3.5. Statistical unit
The statistical units are the deceased persons and the stillborns, respectively.
3.6. Statistical population
Total population defined as usual resident population.
3.6.1. Neonates of non-resident mothers
Neonatals of non-resident mothers are not considered as residents.
3.6.2. Non-residents
We do not include non-residents in our national statistics.
3.6.3. Residents dying abroad
Our national statistics include all deaths of our residents abroad. Since we do not have the data on the couse of death for the cases that occured abroad, we use ICD10 code R99.
3.7. Reference area
Republic of Serbia
3.8. Coverage - Time
Starting from 1998 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has not available data for AP Kosovo and Metohija therefore these data are not included in the coverage for the Republic of Serbia (total).
3.9. Base period
Not applicable.
The unit is number.
Data referred to the calendar year (2023).
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Countries submitted data to Eurostat on the basis of a gentleman's agreement established in the framework Eurostat's Working Group on "Public Health Statistics" until data with reference year 2010. The first data submitted according to the Regulation (EU) No 328/2011 is data with reference year 2011.
A Regulation on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (EC) No 1338/2008 was signed by the European Parliament and the Council on 16 December 2008. This Regulation is the framework of the data collection on the domain.
Within the context of this framework Regulation, a Regulation on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work, as regards statistics on causes of death (EU) No 328/2011 was signed by the European Parliament and the Council on 5. April 2011.
National level:
Official Statistics Law
Decision on Official Statistics over the period 2021-2025
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
We share our data primarily with Eurostat and WHO, as well as a number of foreign and domestic institutions and individuals (Ministries, institutes and researchers). We share our data in accordance with official statistics law in Serbia, and decisions on official statistics over the period 2021-2025.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
Confidentiality of the data is regulated with the official statistics law, rulebook on statistical data protection in the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia and guidelines on measures of data and information protection in SORS.
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
The handling of data is regulated by the rulebook on the method of using and providing the data produced by the Statistical office of the Republic of Serbia.
8.1. Release calendar
The data are published on the SORS website and in the SORS publications in accordance with the adopted Publishing Policy, and according to the Calendar of Publications.
8.2. Release calendar access
Calendar of releases is available at SORS website.
Annexes:
Release Calendar
8.3. Release policy - user access
The data obtained from statistical surveys of death, are published in accordance with publishing policy on the SORS website, in statistical releases, publications and in the database.
Annual.
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Not applicable.
10.2. Dissemination format - Publications
Demography statistics 2023
Vital statistics 2023
Annexes:
Demography statistics 2023
Vital statistics 2023
10.3. Dissemination format - online database
Data are available in the dissemination database at the SORS website.
Annexes:
Database
10.3.1. Data tables - consultations
Not applicable.
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
On request, the access to anonymized microdata is ensured to scientific and research institutions.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Not applicable.
10.5.1. Metadata - consultations
Not applicable.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Documents for COD are available in CIRCABC, Causes of Death section.
10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate
100%
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Not applicable
11.1. Quality assurance
The causes of death data are based on a regulation, which defines scope, definitions of variables and characteristics of the data.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Results of the current year are compared with the data of the previous and earlier years. If significant deviations are noticed in the presented data, reasons for their occurrence are considered.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
The main users of statistical data are: government institutions, scientific institutions, individual requests, agencies and national organizations, international organizations, press etc.
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
A general user satisfaction survey is conducted every two years and the results are available on the SORS website (latest results for 2023).
12.3. Completeness
The statistical data were completely produced in accordance with the official statistics programme.
12.3.1. Data completeness - rate
1. For mandatory variables: All except the non-residents who die in the country. The NUTS2 of place of occurence and residence of the Serbian residents provided since reference year 2019.
2. For voluntary variables: The underlying cause of death for stillbirths.
3. For additional variables:
- External CoD: Provided: Provided
- Place of occurrence for external CoD: Not provided
- Activity for external CoD: Not Provided
13.1. Accuracy - overall
The data related to deaths occurred in Serbia are reliable. The data related to deaths of Serbian residents abroad are less detailed.
13.2. Sampling error
Not applicable.
13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
Not applicable.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Not applicable.
13.3.1. Coverage error
Not applicable.
13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
Not applicable.
13.3.2. Measurement error
Not applicable.
13.3.3. Non response error
Not applicable.
13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate
Not applicable.
13.3.4. Processing error
Not applicable.
13.3.5. Model assumption error
Not applicable.
14.1. Timeliness
| Year |
Number of months between the end of the reference year and the publication at national level |
|---|---|
| 2011 |
6 months |
| 2012 |
6 months |
| 2013 |
6 months |
| 2014 |
6 months |
| 2015 |
6 months |
| 2016 |
6 months |
| 2017 |
6 months |
| 2018 |
6 months |
| 2019 |
6 months |
| 2020 |
6 months |
| 2021 |
6 months |
| 2022 |
6 months |
| 2023 |
6 months |
14.1.1. Time lag - first result
Not applicable.
14.1.2. Time lag - final result
Not applicable.
14.2. Punctuality
According to legislation.
14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication
| Reference year | Time between the end of the reference year and the delivery of final data to Eurostat |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 24 months |
| 2012 | 24 months |
| 2013 | 24 months |
| 2014 | 24 months |
| 2015 | 24 months |
| 2016 | 24 months |
| 2017 | 24 months |
| 2018 | 24 months |
| 2019 | 24 months |
| 2020 | 18 months |
| 2021 | 14 months |
| 2022 | 18 months |
| 2023 | 18 months |
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Starting from 1998 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has not available data for AP Kosovo and Metohija therefore these data are not included in the coverage for the Republic of Serbia (total).
15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
Not applicable.
15.2. Comparability - over time
Starting from 1998 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has not available data for AP Kosovo and Metohija therefore these data are not included in the coverage for the Republic of Serbia (total).
15.2.1. Length of comparable time series
From 2000 onwards.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Statistics on deaths is the only source of data that shows the number and structure of deaths in the Republic of Serbia.
15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
Not applicable.
15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts
Not applicable.
15.4. Coherence - internal
All data are consistent.
The cost and burden of the data collection is reduced by using validation and dissemination IT tools.
The cost and burden of the data collection is from national budget.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Not applicable.
17.2. Data revision - practice
Not applicable.
17.2.1. Data revision - average size
Not applicable.
18.1. Source data
The source of data are local registers of deaths and health institutions. National statistical data collection is carried out through the following forms: 1. Statistical form on death, 2. Death certificate, 3. Statistical form on birth, 4. Birth certificate.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Annually.
18.3. Data collection
Death certificate (medical certificate of cause of death), that is primary source of data regarding causes of death statistics, is compliant with standard international form of medical certificate. It is filled by certifiers - MD (when death occurs out of the health facilities) or by medical doctors employed at health facility (when death occurs within the health facility). Cause of death must be indicated on the death certificate according to the ICD rules and procedures, and can only be certified by the medical doctor. Medical doctors – “ cause of death supervisors” employed at districts’ institutes of public health (24) receive copy of death certificate, check validity of data, record underlying cause of death into the statistical form of death, and send both forms to the local statistical offices.
18.3.1. Certification
Table on certification (Percentage)
| Year |
All doctors (certifiers) trained in the certification | All doctors (certifiers - pathologists or others doctors) trained in the post-mortem examination (autopsies) | Certificates filled by persons who attended a course on certification or post-mortem examination | Death certificates that are queried (only queries related to medical part of the death certificate should be included) | Replies received for queries sent | Deaths where the underlying cause is changed as a result of the query | Death certificates with incorrect sequence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2012 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2013 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2014 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2015 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2016 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2017 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2018 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2019 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2020 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2021 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2022 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
| 2023 | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable | not applicable |
18.3.2. Automated Coding
| Data year | Use of any form of automated coding | System used (IRIS, MICAR, ACME, STYX, MIKADO, others) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | No | |
| 2012 | No | |
| 2013 | No | |
| 2014 | No | |
| 2015 | No | |
| 2016 | No | |
| 2017 | No | |
| 2018 | No | |
| 2019 | No | |
| 2020 | No | |
| 2021 | No | |
| 2022 | No | |
| 2023 | No |
18.3.3. Underlying cause of death
| Data year | Only manual selection of underlying cause | Manual with ACME decision tables (if yes, version of ACME) | ACS utilising ACME decision tables (if yes, version of ACME) | Own system (ACS without ACME) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Yes | ||||
| 2012 | Yes | ||||
| 2013 | Yes | ||||
| 2014 | Yes | ||||
| 2015 | Yes | ||||
| 2016 | Yes | ||||
| 2017 | Yes | ||||
| 2018 | Yes | ||||
| 2019 | Yes | ||||
| 2020 | Yes | ||||
| 2021 | Yes | ||||
| 2022 | Yes | ||||
| 2023 | Yes |
18.3.4. Availability of multiple cause
| Data year | Information stored in the national CoD database, UC (Underlying cause) or MC (Multiple cause) |
|---|---|
| 2011 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2012 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2013 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2014 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2015 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2016 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2017 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2018 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2019 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2020 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2021 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2022 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
| 2023 | UC (in case of external cause of death we also have code from XIX chapter) |
18.3.5. Stillbirths and Neonatal certificates
Data on stillbirths are not collected from the death certificate. They are collected as well as data of births (subgroup stillbirths) data is sourced from birth certificates.
Data on deceased persons of all age groups (Including neonates) are collected on the same death certificate.
18.4. Data validation
Data validation is use of basic tool in the data editing procedure –a purposeful and consistent set of logical rules used for systematic checkup of data accuracy, their consistency and checkup of data distribution.
18.4.1. Coding
Description of coding procedure (central level, distributed among other bodies, etc.):
Death certificate is filled by certifiers - MD (when death occurs out of the health facilities) or by medical doctors employed at health facility (when death occurs within the health facility), including coding.
Description of the procedures to detect errors (i.e.errors such as potential inconsistency in the death certificate or error due to mistake when filling the deaths certificates):
Medical doctors – “ cause of death supervisors” employed at districts’ institutes of public health (24) receive copy of death certificate, check validity of data, record underlying cause of death into the statistical form of death, and send both forms to the local statistical offices.
Description of the measures taken in order to solve detected errors:
Each error noted by medical doctors – “ cause of death supervisors” (employed at districts’ institutes of public health) have to be corrected according to the ICD rules and procedures.
Coding performed by a certifier:
Cause of death must be indicated on the death certificate according to the ICD rules and procedures, and can only be certified by the medical doctor.
Estimation of the percentage of autopsy from which information is available for coding:
Not applicable.
Description of double coding exercises and rate of codification errors for underlying cause of death:
Double coding exercises are not performed.
18.4.2. Unspecified CoD code
ICD codes for the underlying cause (% of the Total)
| Year | Unspecified CoD (for ICD10: R00-R99 codes, for ICD9: 780-790 codes) | Unknown CoD (for ICD10: R98-R99 codes, for ICD9: 799.9, 798.9, 798.2 codes) | Deaths due to senility (for ICD10: R54 code, for ICD9: 797 code) | Deaths due to exposure to unspecified factor (for ICD10: X59 code, ICD9: 928.9 code) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
18.4.3. Unknown country or region
Unknown country/region (%) for residents and non-residents who died in the country
| Year | Residents | Non-residents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown residency (NUTS2) | Unknown occurrence (NUTS2) | Unknown residency (country) | Unknown residency (NUTS2) | Unknown occurrence (NUTS2) | |
| 2011 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2012 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2013 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2014 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2015 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2016 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2017 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2018 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2019 | 100% | 100% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2020 | 0% | 0% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2021 | 0% | 0% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2022 | 0% | 0% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
| 2023 | 0% | 0% | Not provided | Not provided | Not provided |
18.4.4. Validation of the coverage
Local registers are used as criteria for the validation of coverage.
18.5. Data compilation
The final control data, creation of tables and data publishing are carried out at the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
18.5.1. Imputation - rate
Not applicable.
18.6. Adjustment
Not applicable.
18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment
Not applicable.
Data on causes of death (COD) provide information on mortality patterns and form a major element of public health information.
COD data refer to the underlying cause which - according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) - is "the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury".
COD data are derived from death certificates. The medical certification of death is an obligation in Serbia. The information provided in the medical certificate of cause of death is coded into ICD codes according to the rules specified in the ICD.
Data are broken down by sex, 5-year age groups, cause of death and by residency and country of occurrence. For stillbirths and neonatal deaths additional breakdows might include age of mother.
Annual national data are provided in absolute number.
The objective of the annual survey on deaths is to collect data on demographic and socio-economic features of deceased person, data on origin and cause of death, as well as data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics of mother of deceased infant.
According to the legal provisions on keeping the register of deaths, every death shall be entered in the register of deaths maintained for the area of its occurrence.
The data on deaths collected by registrars and delivered to the SORS regional departments.To each form on statistics of deaths, DEM-2, attached is a copy of the Death certificate that is completed by a medical doctor.
The SORS regional departments compile the filled forms, evaluate data coverage, accuracy and completeness of the information on the form DEM-2, send both forms to the districts’ institutes of public health (where the authorized medical doctor shall extract the codes for the underlying cause of death and nature of injury from the Death certificate and write in them into the form DEM-2) and carry out the complete DEM-2 form entry and data corrections.
The final evaluation, analysis, creation of tables and data publishing are carried out at the SORS.
The cause of death statistics data are total data including all deaths in Serbia or abroad of persons who are usual residents of Serbia at the time of their death.
30 June 2025
Causes of death (COD) statistics are based on information derived from the medical certificate of cause of death. COD target at the underlying cause of death, in accordance with the ICD-10 definition i.e. "the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death, or the circumstances of the accident or violence which produced the fatal injury".
The statistical units are the deceased persons and the stillborns, respectively.
Total population defined as usual resident population.
Republic of Serbia
Data referred to the calendar year (2023).
The data related to deaths occurred in Serbia are reliable. The data related to deaths of Serbian residents abroad are less detailed.
The unit is number.
The final control data, creation of tables and data publishing are carried out at the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.
The source of data are local registers of deaths and health institutions. National statistical data collection is carried out through the following forms: 1. Statistical form on death, 2. Death certificate, 3. Statistical form on birth, 4. Birth certificate.
Annual.
| Year |
Number of months between the end of the reference year and the publication at national level |
|---|---|
| 2011 |
6 months |
| 2012 |
6 months |
| 2013 |
6 months |
| 2014 |
6 months |
| 2015 |
6 months |
| 2016 |
6 months |
| 2017 |
6 months |
| 2018 |
6 months |
| 2019 |
6 months |
| 2020 |
6 months |
| 2021 |
6 months |
| 2022 |
6 months |
| 2023 |
6 months |
Starting from 1998 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has not available data for AP Kosovo and Metohija therefore these data are not included in the coverage for the Republic of Serbia (total).
Starting from 1998 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia has not available data for AP Kosovo and Metohija therefore these data are not included in the coverage for the Republic of Serbia (total).
