Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and presents a significant public health, social, and economic challenge. Its burden is evident in its effects on people’s health, quality of life, work productivity, and healthcare costs, with substantial consequences for the functioning of healthcare systems and society.

In Slovenia, approximately 45 people are diagnosed with cancer each day, and more than 136,000 people in the country have been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. One in three Slovenians born today is expected to develop cancer by age 75.

The most common cancers in Slovenia are prostate, lung, breast, colorectal, and skin melanoma. These are associated with lifestyle factors such as smoking, alcohol consumption, poor diet, lack of physical activity, excess weight, and sun exposure.

Monitoring the cancer burden is essential for effective cancer control. Regular and reliable data support the planning of measures for disease prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care, tailored to local context. In Slovenia, this area is systematically regulated by the National Cancer Control Program, which contributes to reducing the cancer burden over the long term.

Measuring the cancer burden relies on public health indicators such as the number of new cases in a given year (incidence), the number patients who died of cancer in a given year (mortality), the number of people ever diagnosed with cancer (prevalence), survival, and years of life lost due to premature death or disability. These indicators are available for Slovenia on the SLORA web portal in various formats. In addition to an interactive data visualization tool, which allows users to create their own visualizations and analyses, pre-prepared overviews are also available, including brief statistical summaries, one-page reports on selected cancers, annual reports from the national Cancer Registry, and other specialized registries.

More detailed visualizations and annual reports are available at the following links:

• Annual reports
• Selected cancers in numbers
• Access to data via the form
• Targeted research