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Author: Sarah Ritchie
Publication Date: November 28, 2025 - 20:40
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Most assisted deaths in Canada follow a cancer diagnosis, annual report finds
November 28, 2025
Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer diagnosis and were over the age of 70, new data from Health Canada shows.
The country’s annual report on medical assistance in dying, better known as MAID, shows that more Canadians are choosing assisted dying every year.
In all, 76,475 people received assisted death since it became legal in 2016.
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