More than 16,000 people chose MAID in 2024, but deaths ‘stabilizing’

In 2024, loss of ability to engage in meaningful activities was most common, followed by loss of ability to perform daily tasks of basic living, like eating, drinking, dressing and moving around. But there were some differences: Track 1 (reasonably foreseeable death) people were more likely to say their symptoms weren’t being adequately controlled, or they were worried they wouldn’t be, “while Track 2 MAID recipients were more likely to report isolation or loneliness and loss of dignity.”