Assisted dying now accounts for one in 20 Canada deaths
- The rate of medical assistance in dying in Canada has grown for the fifth straight year, accounting for 4.7% of deaths in the country last year.
- Around 15,300 people underwent assisted dying in 2023, with an increase of nearly 16% in the rate of assisted dying.
- Nearly all individuals who requested assisted dying had a foreseeable natural death, with an average age of 77 years old.
- Quebec had the highest usage rate of assisted dying, accounting for nearly 37% of all euthanasia deaths in Canada.
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