Aggregating 23 Years of Data on Medical Aid in Dying

Over 23 years, 5329 patients died by MAID, while 8451 received a prescription. More men than women died by MAID (53.1% vs. 46.9%), and non-Hispanic white individuals (95.6%) died by MAID more than other racial and ethnic groups. The median age of MAID death was 74. Most (72.2%) had at least some college education and most (74%) had a cancer diagnosis. Most prescription recipients (88.6%) were non-Hispanic white; 43.3% were 65 or older. Nearly three-quarters (71.6%) of prescription recipients had at least some college education, and cancer was the most common diagnosis (69.3%)

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