Slovenia – Health Overview
Coordinated by the European Institute of Women’s Health
Map of Slovenia
SLOVENIA- A HEALTH OVERVIEW
Demographic and Socio-Economic Trends
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
Total population (2007): 2,025,866
Female percentage of population (2007): 50.91%
Age distribution (2007):
| Ages 0-14 | 14.0% |
| Ages 15-24 | 12.7% |
| Ages 25-49 | 37.8% |
| Ages 50-64 | 19.6% |
| Ages 65-79 | 12.5% |
| Age 80 and older | 3.4% |
Percentage of population over ages 0-14 (2004) :
- Female: 13.76%
- Male: 15.20%
Percentage of population over age 65 (2004):
- Female: 18.49%
- Male: 11.71%
BASIC HEALTH
Life expectancy from birth (2006):
- 82 years female
- 74.5 years male
Caesarean sections per 1000 live births (2006): 162.82
Maternal mortality ratio per 100,000 live births (2005): 6
Percentage using contraception (1995): 73.8%
EMPLOYMENT
Employment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 62.6%
- Male: 72.7%
Female employment rate:
- 2007: 58%
- 1997: 62.6%
Unemployment rate ages 15-64 (2007):
- Female: 5.8%
- Male: 4.0%
Average gross annual earnings of full-time employees in an enterprise with ten or more employees: no data
LIFESTYLE
Percentage of population completed at least upper secondary education (2007): 81.8%
Marriage rate (2007): 3.17 per 1000 people
Divorce rate (2007): 1.4 per 1000 people
Health Issues
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Deaths from stroke ages 0-64 (2005):
- – Female: 66
- – Male: 122
CANCER
Cancer death rate per 100,000 (2005):
- – Female: 148.1
- – Male: 272.4
Cervical cancer rate per 100,000(2004):
- – Incidence: 19.12
- – Death: 3.75
Breast cancer rate per 100,000 (2004):
- – Incidence: 106.28
- – Death: 26.37
Women under 65 deaths from cancer (2005):
- – Stomach: 31
- – Colorectal: 47
- – Lung: 99
Age-standardized incidence rates of colorectal cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 36.3
- Male: 69.0
Age-standardized incidence rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 22.9
- Male: 75.6
Age-standardized mortality rates of lung cancer per 100,000 (2006):
- Female: 16.33
- Male: 76.98
LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
Percentage binge drinking at least once a week: no data
Total alcohol consumption litres per capita (2003): 9.94
Number of cigarettes per person per year (2000): 2232.86
Percentage non-smokers (2003):
- Female: 65.6%
- Male: 43.9%
Percentage daily smokers (2003):
- Female: 23.8%
- Male: 47.1%
Percentage overweight (2001, self-reported):
- Female: 30.9%
- Male: 50.0%
Percentage obese (2001, self-reported):
- Female: 13.8%
- Male: 16.5%
Low Energy Expenditure: no data
MOBILITY DISORDERS
In progress
MENTAL HEALTH
In progress
SEXUAL HEALTH
In progress
CHRONIC DISABLING DISORDERS
In progress
HEALTHCARE
In progress
This resource has been compiled from a range of information to assist researchers by having a facility with all the necessary basic information in regard to health information in Europe and individual member countries.
This reseource has been assembled from information and data gathered from: Eurostat, WHO Europe Office and other sources.