Canada Euthanized a Record 16,499 Patients in 2024

A record 16,499 people died by euthanasia in Canada in 2024, accounting for 5.1% of all deaths in the country.According to the latest report on “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) from Health Canada released at the end of last month, there was a 6.9% increase in state-assisted deaths in Canada in 2024.In 2024, although assisted suicide is permitted, in which the person who wishes to end their own life self-administers the lethal substance, there was not a single case of assisted suicide. Instea