Primary diagnoses related to medical assistance in dying requests: N = 250.
PRIMARY DIAGNOSES | ASSISTED DEATH (N=112), N (%) | ASSESSMENT ONLY (N=92), N (%) | NATURAL DEATH (N=11), N (%) | NOT ELIGIBLE (N=35), N (%) |
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Malignancy | 48 (42.9) | 52 (56.5) | 7 (63.6) | 9 (25.7) |
Neurological disease | 25 (22.3) | 19 (20.7) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (11.4) |
End-organ failure | 27 (24.1) | 11 (12.0) | 1 (9.1) | 2 (5.7) |
Other | 12 (10.7) | 10 (10.9) | 1 (9.1) | 20 (57.1) |