Canary Islands record 94 assisted‑dying procedures since 2021, 16 in 2025

The Health Department of the Canary Islands reports that 94 people have accessed the assisted‑dying service established under Spain’s 2021 euthanasia law. Sixteen of those procedures took place in 2025, with ten in the province of Las Palmas and six in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Applicants were on average 67 years old, with a near‑equal gender split (120 men, 115 women). The most common underlying conditions were oncological diseases (44.7 %) and neurological disorders (32.8 %). Requests originated mainly from hospital care (60 %) and primary‑care settings (39 %). The service was provided in hospitals in 61.7 % of cases, at patients’ homes in 37.2 %, and in a residence in 1.1 %.

Overall, the 16 procedures in 2025 represent 0.09 % of all deaths in the community (about 1 in 1,162 deaths) and a rate of 2.7 requests per 100,000 inhabitants for the year.