In Canada, one in twenty deaths in 2023 was due to euthanasia.

In Canada, in 2023, 15,300 people chose voluntary euthanasia, accounting for 4.7% of the total number of deaths this year. According to the BBC, most of them were people over the age of 77 suffering from incurable diseases such as cancer and had a diminished quality of life.

Euthanasia became legal in Canada in 2016. According to the regulations, a medical professional can perform the procedure if the patient has a serious and incurable disease, confirmed by two independent medical professionals. This year, around 320,000 people died in Canada, of which 15,300 were due to euthanasia, meaning that almost one in twenty citizens used this procedure.

The report also indicates that most of those who died from euthanasia were white (approximately 70% of the population), followed by East Asians (approximately 5.7%). The highest number of euthanasia cases was recorded in the province of Quebec, where they accounted for 37% of all euthanasia deaths in the country, although only 22% of the population lives there.

In 2021, Canada expanded access to the procedure for people who do not have an incurable diagnosis but wish to experience the end of life due to a chronic state of exhaustion. However, the decision to expand access for people with mental illnesses was postponed due to provincial concerns about the system's ability to handle such an expansion.

The report also revealed controversial cases where people were provided assistance with euthanasia even when their death was not imminent. For example, one woman suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts received assistance after being unable to secure housing that met her medical needs. There were also cases of people with disabilities considering euthanasia due to housing issues or financial aid.

In conclusion, we want to mention that the founder of the online library Flibusta, known as Stiver, died by euthanasia. In Switzerland, there was also a case of using the Sarco capsule for suicide, which prompted a police investigation for assisting suicide.