More than 16,000 people died by medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada last year, according to the latest government numbers.
The sixth annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada, released by Health Canada on Nov. 28, reported that a total of 16,499 people died by MAID in 2024, a 6.9 percent increase over 2023.
Health Canada said that amounts to about 5.1 percent of all deaths in Canada for 2024.
The report noted that 22,535 applied for MAID last year, saying that of the cases that did not result in a MAID death, 4,017 died of another cause, 1,327 were found to be ineligible, and 692 people withdrew their request….