Catalonia reports 39% increase in euthanasia requests for 2025

The Catalan Department of Health has released its annual report on the application of the organic law regulating euthanasia for the year 2025. In Catalonia, 499 people requested assisted death, representing a 39% increase compared to the previous year. By December 31, 2025, the Guarantee and Evaluation Commission of Catalonia had issued 291 favorable requests, with 233 procedures carried out—a 64% increase over 2024.

In the Lleida region, 13 people requested the service, including eight in the Lleida health region and five in the Alt Pirineu and Aran. By the end of the year, seven assisted deaths had been performed in Lleida. In Tarragona, five assisted death procedures were recorded.

Statistically, 53.22% of those who received the procedure were women and 46.78% were men. The average age was 77 for women and 71 for men. Oncology and neurological pathologies were the primary reasons for the requests. Most procedures took place either at home (39.49%) or in hospital settings (38.20%).