[Assisted suicide in Switzerland, a model in the international discussion about medical aid in dying: framework conditions and long-term development of a new societal and medical-ethical phenomenon].

Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) Pub Date : 2024-10-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-23 DOI:10.1055/a-2370-0016
Uwe Güth, Ralf J Jox, Karim Abawi, Rolf Weitkunat, Andres R Schneeberger
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In the observation period between 1999 and 2022, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office recorded 14 170 assisted suicide (AS) cases. During this 24-year period, the annual number of cases increased significantly: While only 63 cases were observed in 1999, the number of cases in 2022 amounted to almost 1600, corresponding to 2.1 % of all deaths in Switzerland. The most common underlying disease group for AS was cancer, accounting for 40 % of cases. AS is mainly chosen by women (unchanged over time at 58 % of cases) and is primarily a geriatric phenomenon: In 2022, the median age of those who opted for assisted dying was 81 years; the median age of those who chose AS due to cancer was 77 years, while the median age of those who died with non-cancer-related AS was 84 years.

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[瑞士的协助自杀--国际死亡医疗援助讨论的典范:新的社会和医疗伦理现象的框架条件和长期发展]。
在 1999 年至 2022 年的观察期内,瑞士联邦统计局记录了 14 170 例协助自杀 (AS)。在这 24 年间,每年的案例数量都在大幅增加:1999年仅有63例,而2022年则达到近1600例,占瑞士死亡总数的2.1%。强直性脊柱炎最常见的基础疾病是癌症,占病例总数的40%。选择人工辅助死亡的主要是女性(58%的病例数保持不变),而且主要是一种老年现象:2022年,选择人工辅助死亡的人的中位年龄为81岁;因癌症而选择人工辅助死亡的人的中位年龄为77岁,而非癌症相关人工辅助死亡的人的中位年龄为84岁。
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