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| 1.3.2010 |
Fight Against Cancer Week 2010 |
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Every year more than 12 million people in the world fall ill with cancer and 7.6 million people die of cancer. In Slovenia, every year more than 10,000 people fall ill with cancer and about 6,000 people die of cancer. In Slovenia the most common type of cancer in women is breast cancer and in men lung cancer. |
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| 1.12.2009 |
3 December 2009, International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
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Disabled persons represent the largest minority in the world as according to UN and WHO data around 10% of the world’s population (more than 650 million people) are disabled. There are around 170,000 disabled persons in Slovenia and around 230,000 people with long-term illnesses. |
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| 27.11.2009 |
World AIDS Day 2009 |
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According to United Nations data, around 60 million people have been infected with HIV and around 27 million have already died of AIDS. In the 1999-2008 period, 258 cases of HIV infection were registered in Slovenia and 28 people died of AIDS. |
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| 26.10.2009 |
Health Expenditures and Sources of Funding, Slovenia, 2003 - 2007 |
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In 2006 EUR 2,564 million was spent on health care in Slovenia, while in 2007 the amount was EUR 2,702 million or 5.4% more. |
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| 8.5.2009 |
International Nurses Day 2009 |
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At the end of 2008, almost 17,000 people in Slovenia worked as nurses, among them 11% men, who were on average 4.1% better paid than their female colleagues. |
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| 24.4.2009 |
Health and Health Care in Slovenia |
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The Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia and the Institute of Public Health of the Republic of Slovenia issued a new booklet which presents a selection of key data from the fields of health and health care in Slovenia and the European Union. |
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| 3.4.2009 |
World Health Day 2009 |
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In Slovenia, in 2007 there were in hospitals nearly 362,000 hospitalizations, which is 1.35% more than in 2006. Most hospitalizations were due to cardiovascular diseases (14.6%), which represent 40% of all causes of death. |
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| 27.2.2009 |
Fight Against Cancer Week |
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In Slovenia, each year more than 10,000 people fall ill with cancer. The most common type of cancer in men is prostate cancer and in women breast cancer. In the 2001-2005 period the five-year relative survival rate for men was 51% and for women 65%. |
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| 23.10.2008 |
Health expenditures and sources of funding, Slovenia, 2003–2006 |
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In 2005 EUR 2,432 million was spent on health care in Slovenia, while in 2006 the amount was EUR 2,572 million or 5,7 % more. |
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| 5.9.2008 |
World Suicide Prevention Day |
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In 2006, 529 people died by suicide in Slovenia; one every 17 hours. This figure ranks Slovenia at the very top of EU member states. As regards statistical regions, most suicides were registered in the north-eastern part of the country. |
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| 4.4.2008 |
World Health Day |
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In 2006 in the days of high temperatures 33,972 people were hospitalised due to problems with the heart and cardiovascular system and 2,909 due to chronic lung problems, of whom almost 37% due to asthma. The most vulnerable groups of population are the elderly, children and homeless people. |
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| 20.12.2007 |
Health expenditures and sources of funding, Slovenia, 2002–2005 |
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In 2004 SIT 542,977 million was spent on health care in Slovenia, while in 2005 the amount was SIT 576,655 million or 6.2% more. |
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| 22.12.2006 |
Health expenditures and sources of funding, Slovenia, 2003 and 2004 |
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In 2003 SIT 506,366 million was spent on health care in Slovenia, while in 2004 the amount was SIT 531,755 million or 5% more than a year before. |
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