The Belgian commission for euthanasia has called on its government for more funding to meet the rising numbers of people seeking to end their lives in Belgium.
Figures from the Federal Commission for the Control and Evaluation of Euthanasia documented a 16.6 per cent increase in registered cases from 2023 to 2024. Reported euthanasia deaths in Belgium have risen from 1,924 in 2014 to 3,991 in 2024.
While most patients were over 70 years old, 50 were under 40 years old, and one reported death was of a child.
The Commission also revealed the number of foreign nationals who travelled to Belgium to die. The main country of origin was France (106), along with Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Hungary, Portugal, and England.
