Deaths by euthanasia in Belgium have hit a record high, new government figures have revealed.
The number of people dying by a lethal injection at the hands of their doctors has also nearly doubled in the space of just 10 years, according to the Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia.
Statistics show that in 2023 there was a total of 3,423 euthanasia deaths, an increase of 15 per cent on the 2,966 euthanasia deaths in 2022. In 2013, the number of recorded euthanasia deaths was 1,807.
