In 2022, there were 8,720 reported cases of euthanasia. In the majority of cases, the reporting physician was a general practitioner with 7,013 in 2022. In a further 316 cases, the reporting physician was a specialist of geriatric medicine.
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Regionale Toetsingscommissies Euthanasie. (April 4, 2023). Number of reported euthanasia cases in the Netherlands in 2022, by reporting physician [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363008/netherlands-euthanasia-by-physician/
Regionale Toetsingscommissies Euthanasie. "Number of reported euthanasia cases in the Netherlands in 2022, by reporting physician." Chart. April 4, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363008/netherlands-euthanasia-by-physician/
Regionale Toetsingscommissies Euthanasie. (2023). Number of reported euthanasia cases in the Netherlands in 2022, by reporting physician. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363008/netherlands-euthanasia-by-physician/
Regionale Toetsingscommissies Euthanasie. "Number of Reported Euthanasia Cases in The Netherlands in 2022, by Reporting Physician." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363008/netherlands-euthanasia-by-physician/
Regionale Toetsingscommissies Euthanasie, Number of reported euthanasia cases in the Netherlands in 2022, by reporting physician Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363008/netherlands-euthanasia-by-physician/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Number of reported euthanasia cases in the Netherlands in 2022, by reporting physician [Graph], Regionale Toetsingscommissies Euthanasie, April 4, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363008/netherlands-euthanasia-by-physician/