In New Zealand, cases of euthanasia and assisted suicide have increased by almost 50% (48.17%) for the year April 2025 to March 2026 compared with the same period in 2022-2023, just three years ago, according to data released by the New Zealand Ministry of Health earlier today.
According to ‘Registrar (assisted dying) Annual Report to the Minister of Health – June 2026′, there were a total of 486 cases of euthanasia and assisted suicide in New Zealand from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, a 48.17% increase from the same period in 2022-2023, the first full year in which euthanasia and assisted suicide were available, when there were 328 cases of euthanasia and assisted suicide in the country.
