ÚMRTNOSŤ NA VYBRANÉ ONKOLOGICKÉ OCHORENIA A STRATY ĽUDSKÝCH ZDROJOV NA SLOVENSKU V ČASE A PRIESTORE.

Mortality in Slovakia has long been characterized by significant regional differences. One of the important factors of these differences is the influence of the quality and scope of the provided health care. We can express quality itself indirectly through the concept of avoidable mortality. Within it, deaths from lung, colorectal and breast tumors have an important position. A detailed analysis of the level of mortality, spatial differences for these groups of causes of death in Slovakia has not yet been carried out. In addition, in the contribution, we also try to identify, through specialized mortality tables and the concept of years of life lost, how these deaths shorten life expectancy and what losses affect human resources. The obtained results confirmed the persistence of regional differences, where the worst situation is primarily in the north and south of Slovakia. Moreover, these differences do not change significantly over time. This indirectly signals not only the regionally differentiated quality of care provided, but also the problems associated with prevention and personal responsibility for health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]