The federal government has finally released its fifth annual report on MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) deaths from 2023. A total of 15,343 people died from state euthanasia last year — a 15.8% increase from 2022. For every five individuals who received MAiD, another individual was not able to access this health service before their death.The number represents more than 75% of the 19,660 people who applied. Of those, 2,906 died before receiving MAiD, 915 were deemed ineligible and 496 individuals withdrew their request..WATCH: MAiD doctor laughs after euthanizing 400 Canadians .WATCH: Senate debates MAiD being broached by doctors to Nova Scotia woman battling breast cancer .Though MAiD deaths have never been higher, the data indicates the growth of the state euthanasia program isn’t as rampant as in previous years. Between 2020 and 2021, there was a 32.6% increase. The year later, a 31.2% increase..Prime Minister Justin Trudeau legalized state suicide in 2016, just months after he was elected to office. Only a handful of countries allow state suicide, including the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand and some US states. Since its legalization, 60,301 people have died through the state sanctioned process, not including MAiD deaths in 2024. Health Minister Marc Holland in a press release pointed to those who died before they could undergo euthanasia, and lamented it wasn’t the other way around. “For every five individuals who received MAID, another individual was not able to access this health service before their death,” wrote Holland.The health minister said he is “pleased to present” the report, which he called a “comprehensive picture of the provision of MAiD in Canada.”.Ontario report indicates multiple MAiD deaths are non-terminal patients, including vax-injured.The 2023 report includes data represented by MAiD regulation amendments that went into effect on the first day of the year, which include “updated reporting requirements” and an “evidence-based educational program supporting the practice of MAID” — contributions of which Holland emphasized included the “engagement with indigenous partners.”.MAiD statistics from 2022 released, show 31% increase.The Trudeau Liberals continue to allocate money to MAiD research to inform future policy development, including state suicide for those who are not expected to die of natural causes in the foreseeable future. The MAiD program now has two “tracks”: Track One consists of those who have a natural death in the foreseeable future, and Track Two are those who do not. According to the report, 95.9% of all MAiD deaths were Track One deaths, and 4.1% were Track Two. "We are funding research to better understand care for persons applying for and/or receiving MAID when death is not reasonably foreseeable,” wrote Holland. .The report insists MAiD deaths are not more common in low income areas, despite a report from Ontario indicating otherwise, as the Western Standard earlier reported. It found euthanasia is most prevalent in Quebec, Ontario and Quebec compared to other provinces and territories. The average age of those seeking state suicide is about 77 years: 77.7 years for Track One and 75 for Track Two.
