Assisted Suicide Statistics: Oregon

From 1998

Introduction

The Oregon Public Health Division produces annual reports concerning the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. Project has compiled the statistics in tables and charts, some of which are reproduced below.

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Suggested Citation: Murphy S. Assisted suicide reported in Oregon, U.S.A.: statistics compiled from the Oregon Public Health Division annual Death with Dignity Act reports. Protection of Conscience Project, August, 2017.

Death statistics

Assisted suicide deaths and prescriptions

Assisted suicide deaths as percentage of prescriptions

Prescriptions and assisted suicide rates

Assisted suicide and prescriptions per 100,000 population

Assisted suicide and mortality from all causes

Frequency of assisted suicide prescriptions and deaths (weekly)

Weekly assisted suicide prescriptions and deaths

Physicians involved

Total physicians involved

Note: These are maximum numbers. The statistics do not reveal if a single prescriber wrote more than one prescription. Hence, the actual number of physicians involved may be lower, but not higher.

Number of prescribing physicians, percentage of all physicians

Review/oversight

Time available to review each case

Note: Assuming a 40 hour work week, 52 weeks, no allowance for statutory holidays, etc.