15,000 Canadians Died by Euthanasia in 2023: Health Canada

15,000 Canadians Died by Euthanasia in 2023: Health Canada
A nurse monitors a patient from outside his room at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver on April 21, 2020. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward
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More than 15,000 people received medical assistance in dying (MAID) in Canada in 2023, an increase of roughly 15 percent from the previous year, according to a Health Canada report.

The fifth annual report summarizes the scope of MAID requests and assessments across the country, using information drawn from physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, MAID assessors, and pharmacy technicians. It was released Dec. 11.