, • Introduction
• Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide or
mercy killing, involves a professional medic
• Two forms of euthanasia are passive and
active
• The prevalence of euthanasia increased
globally; more countries legalizing it
OBJECTIVES: • Rates of deaths by euthanasia increased
from 2% in 2002 to 4% in 2019
• Significant increase in euthanasia rates from
2018 to 2021, with numbers rising from 850
to 1300.
• In Canada, euthanasia rates increased from
4480 to 10064 between 2018 and 2021,
Netherlands, from 6126 in 2018 to 7666 in
2021.
• Euthanasia, also known as assisted suicide or
mercy killing, involves a professional medic
• Two forms of euthanasia are passive and
active
• The prevalence of euthanasia increased
globally; more countries legalizing it
OBJECTIVES: • Rates of deaths by euthanasia increased
from 2% in 2002 to 4% in 2019
• Significant increase in euthanasia rates from
2018 to 2021, with numbers rising from 850
to 1300.
• In Canada, euthanasia rates increased from
4480 to 10064 between 2018 and 2021,
Netherlands, from 6126 in 2018 to 7666 in
2021.
