1 in 20 Canadian Deaths Were From Medically-Assisted Suicide in 2023

Medically assisted suicide accounted for nearly 1 in 20 of all deaths in Canada in 2023, according to the country's fifth annual report on euthanasia since its legalization in 2016. The report revealed that approximately 15,300 people underwent euthanasia last year following approved applications, 4.7 percent of the roughly 320,000 total deaths in the country.