Queensland has released its report on “assisted dying” for the period from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. During this time, a total of 2,039 people requested assistance to die, and 1,072 of them died through euthanasia or assisted suicide. This accounts for about 3% of all deaths in the state. The practice has been legal since January 1, 2023.
There has been an increase in both requests for assistance and the number of deaths. In the previous year, 1,560 people had requested assisted dying, and 793 of them died.
Out of the 2,039 people who requested assistance, only 1,545, or about 75.8%, had access to palliative care. After evaluations, 1,745 were deemed eligible for assisted dying. Among them, 293 chose assisted suicide, 779 were euthanized, and 612 did not use the lethal substance during this period. This means the euthanasia rate increased from 67% in the previous year to 73%. Additionally, 31 people withdrew their requests.
On July 1, 2024, the Queensland law was revised. Now, if someone has been given a lethal substance, they must return it before they can receive a new one. This change followed incidents where people ingested substances meant for someone else, leading to serious consequences.
This report comes at a time when several individuals have been arrested for providing lethal substances intended for veterinary use to people, supposedly to help them die.
This article has been translated and simplified by artificial intelligence from a French article “« Aide à mourir » : le Queensland enregistre une hausse de 35% sur un an”
It may therefore contain errors. The French version is the reference version..