Nature of suffering people who received MAID Canada 2022

In 2022, it was reported that around 86 percent of people who received a medically assisted death in Canada suffered from the loss of ability to engage in meaningful life activities. This statistic illustrates the percentage of people who received a medically assisted death who suffered from select conditions in Canada in 2022.

Percentage of people who received a medically assisted death who suffered from select conditions in Canada in 2022

Characteristic	Distribution of people who received MAID
Loss of ability to engage in meaningful activities	86.3%
Loss of ability to perform activities of daily living	81.9%
Inadequate control of pain (or concern)	59.2%
Loss of dignity	53.1%
Inadequate control of symptoms other than pain (or concern)	47.4%
Perceived burden on family, friends or caregivers	35.3%
Loss of control of bodily functions	30.2%
Isolation or loneliness	17.1%
Loss of control / autonomy / independence	4.3%
Emotional distress / anxiety / fear / existential suffering	3.3%
No / poor / loss of quality of life	1.8%
Other	0.7%

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Release date

October 2023

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2022

Number of respondents

13,102 respondents

Supplementary notes

"This chart represents MAID deaths where the report was received by Health Canada by January 31, 2023. For 2022, this represents 13,102 MAID deaths." Adapted from Statistics Canada, Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2022, page 31, 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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