In Košice, there were 252 deaths from respiratory disease over the study period (2000 - 2008). This figure consists of 149 male deaths and 103 female deaths and is based on data from the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic. The spatial distribution of mortality due to respiratory disease in Košice is demonstrated in the maps below, shown separately for men and women. For further information about how these maps were created, please visit the methodological section of the Atlas.