Health in Podunavska oblast (Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije, Serbia): official figures
There was one physician in the health service for every 403 people in Podunavlje District in 2023 (433 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 6th highest of 25 districts.
More figures
- Of the physicians working in Podunavlje District, 83 were general practitioners, 268 were specialists and 82 were in specialist training in 2023. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Specialists made up 61.9% of health-service physicians in Podunavlje District in 2023, against 62.4% in Serbia as a whole. Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- Pharmacists working in the health service in Podunavlje District numbered 30 in 2023, or 17.2 per 100,000 residents compared with 20.1 nationally (10th highest of 25 districts). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
- There were 433 health-service physicians for 174,545 residents in Podunavlje District in 2023, 248 per 100,000 people (Serbia: 322). Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy
How Podunavska oblast compares with other districts in Serbia
Residents per physician in the health service, 2023 (2023)
Podunavska oblast ranks 6 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Residents per physician in the health service, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Moravicka oblast | 411 |
| 4 | Severnobacka oblast | 408 |
| 5 | Severnobanatska oblast | 408 |
| 6 | Podunavska oblast | 403 |
| 7 | Kolubarska oblast | 400 |
| 8 | Zapadnobacka oblast | 398 |
| 9 | Srednjobanatska oblast | 395 |
Dentists in the health service per 100,000 residents, 2023 (2023)
Podunavska oblast ranks 20 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Dentists in the health service per 100,000 residents, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Pirotska oblast | 22.4 |
| 18 | Kolubarska oblast | 22.2 |
| 19 | Zlatiborska oblast | 22.1 |
| 20 | Podunavska oblast | 21.2 |
| 21 | Beogradska oblast | 21.0 |
| 22 | Rasinska oblast | 20.4 |
| 23 | Juznobanatska oblast | 20.1 |
Pharmacists in the health service per 100,000 residents, 2023 (2023)
Podunavska oblast ranks 10 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Pharmacists in the health service per 100,000 residents, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Raska oblast | 22.2 |
| 8 | Sumadijska oblast | 20.1 |
| 9 | Pomoravska oblast | 17.7 |
| 10 | Podunavska oblast | 17.2 |
| 11 | Macvanska oblast | 17.1 |
| 12 | Sremska oblast | 14.9 |
| 13 | Pcinjska oblast | 10.4 |
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2023 (2023)
Podunavska oblast ranks 15 of 25, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Zapadnobacka oblast | 5.3 |
| 13 | Srednjobanatska oblast | 5.2 |
| 14 | Zajecarska oblast | 4.7 |
| 15 | Podunavska oblast | 4.6 |
| 16 | Zlatiborska oblast | 4.6 |
| 17 | Jablanicka oblast | 4.5 |
| 18 | Severnobacka oblast | 4.3 |
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Sources
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia, 2024: table 18.1 (medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists in the health service, 2023; Institute of Public Health of Serbia data), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a782476fc6e5…)
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