Slovenia COPD Index
Rank
(out of 24 countries)
27
Index Score
(out of 100)
60.69
Deaths
(as a % of overall deaths)
2.64%
Smoking Rate
22%
Societal Costs
(cost per person)
$428
Above average performance
Average performance
Below average performance
Slovenia has relatively good access to treatment and drugs, good conditions for diagnosis, and robust universal health care service coverage.
Slovenia scores slightly above average in the Access and Care Coverage category, with relatively good access to treatment and drugs, good conditions for diagnosis, and robust universal health care service coverage. However, improvements in telemedicine access could boost Slovenia’s score in this category. In the Environmental Factors category, the score is slightly above average, with low occupational exposure to COPD risk factors, despite reports of poor indoor air quality. Slovenia scores below average in the Health System Characteristics category, mainly due to a low number of primary care physicians, despite having a relatively low annual COPD hospitalisation rate and good conditions for health data recording and reporting. Slovenia has the fifth-highest score in the Disease Burden category due to a low estimated societal cost of COPD and a relatively low COPD death rate. In the Policy Context category, Slovenia has a low score, indicating the need for a national COPD strategy and stronger adherence to care guidelines, despite relatively robust tobacco control policies.
How does Slovenia perform in each category?
Provides further insights into how Slovenia scores across each Index category
COPD Index Key Takeaways
Data from the COPD Index revealed the following takeaways regarding COPD care in Slovenia.
Low number of primary care physicians, but improvements in telemedicine would significantly improve the populations access to care
Relatively good conditions for access to COPD care due to robust universal health care coverage
Low estimated societal cost of COPD and a relatively low COPD death rate
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Sources
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