Data & Statistics

Medical Assistance in Dying

Below you will find the most recent statistics on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) in Alberta. It represents cumulative data since June 17, 2016.

Current as of December 30, 2024

Since February 6, 2016, court orders made medically assisted death possible.

Six deaths occurred between February 6, 2016, and June 17, 2016, when federal legislation removed the need to attain a court order prior to undergoing medical assistance in dying. Those six are not included in the totals below.

Year Totals

  • 2024: 1116
  • 2023: 977
  • 2022: 836
  • 2021: 594
  • 2020: 555
  • 2019: 377
  • 2018: 307
  • 2017: 205
  • 2016 June - December: 63

Medical Assistance in Dying Activities

Zone Total Facility Community
South 408 253 155
Calgary 1,844 1,085 759
Central 630 396 234
Edmonton 1,755 1,030 725
North 393 277 116
TOTAL 5,030 3,041 1,989

*data is cumulative beginning June 17, 2016

Interim Reports on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada

A series of interim reports are posted on the Government of Canada website that cover six-month periods until permanent federal monitoring and reporting regulations were established in 2018.