Due to the way of life and the conditions in which many Roma live in Slovenia, they die earlier than the majority of the population of Slovenia. This was shown by the research of the National Institute of Health (NIJZ), which was published last summer without too much public response. The data show that the infant mortality rate of Roma under 1 year of age is four times higher than that of newborns of this age group in Slovenia, while the mortality rate among children aged 1 to 4 years is even seven times higher.
"Research has shown that the average life expectancy of Roma men is 48 years, and for women 63 years, which is on average (55 years) almost 20 years less compared to the general population of Slovenia (77 years)," they wrote in the study.
The greatest difference is in newborns up to the age of four, who die four times or from one to four years of age even seven times faster than the average Slovenian child at this age.
Then, from the age of 30, the mortality rate among Roma increases significantly and reaches a peak between the ages of 40 and 49, when the mortality rate is 4 times higher than the Slovenian average.
