MAID Would Rank as Canada’s Fourth-Leading Cause of Death if Counted Separately
Medical assistance in dying (MAID) would rank as the fourth-leading cause of death in Canada if deaths involving the procedure were counted separately, figures from Health Canada and Statistics Canada show. MAID would rank behind only cancer, heart disease, and accidents—Canada’s three leading causes of death in 2024. Cancer accounted for 85,589 deaths, followed by […]
If medical assistance in dying (MAID) deaths were counted separately, the procedure would rank as Canada’s fourth-leading cause of death. In 2024, MAID accounted for 16,499 deaths, placing it behind cancer, heart disease, and accidents. This number surpasses deaths from cerebrovascular diseases, chronic lower respiratory diseases, influenza and pneumonia, diabetes, and Alzheimer’s disease.
- MAID would be the fourth-leading cause of death in Canada if counted separately.
- Cancer, heart disease, and accidents are Canada’s top three leading causes of death.
- In 2024, 16,499 Canadians received MAID.
- MAID deaths outnumbered those from several other major causes, including cerebrovascular diseases and diabetes.
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