Health Canada data · StatCan population · live estimate
MAID Death Count
Medical assistance in dying in Canada, counted in real time.
Cumulative since legalization · June 2016
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of all Canadian deaths, 2024
Reported in 2024: 16,499 MAID deaths, 5.1% of all deaths; 76,475 people died from MAID from June 2016 to the end of 2024. Figures for 2025–2027 are projections, not reported data. "Constant share" holds the 2024 rate (40.0 / 100,000) against StatCan's medium-growth (M1) population projection; "recent trend" carries the 2023→2024 growth (+6.9%/yr) forward. Sources: Health Canada 6th Annual Report (2024) · StatCan estimates 17-10-0009-01 · StatCan projections 17-10-0057-01.
Key facts
- How many people died from MAID in Canada in 2024?
- 16,499 people died from medical assistance in dying in 2024 — 5.1% of all deaths in Canada that year, about 1 in 20. (Health Canada, Sixth Annual Report on MAID.)
- How many since it was legalized?
- 76,475 people died from MAID from June 2016 to the end of 2024. The counter above projects a live running total forward from that figure. the Federal Government hasn't released the 2025 MAID death numbers yet.
- How fast is it growing?
- MAID deaths rose 6.9% from 2023 (15,427) to 2024 (16,499) — roughly 45 a day. Projections indicate about 51 Canadians are euthanized by MAID practitioners each day in 2026.