Güth Uwe, Jox Ralf J, Abawi Karim, Weitkunat Rolf, Schneeberger Andres R
Universität Basel, Medizinische Fakultät; Basel, Schweiz.
Brust-Zentrum Zürich; Zürich, Schweiz.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 2024 Oct;149(20):1227-1236. doi: 10.1055/a-2370-0016. Epub 2024 Sep 23.
In the observation period between 1999 and 2022, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office recorded 14 170 assisted suicide (AS) cases. During this 24-year period, the annual number of cases increased significantly: While only 63 cases were observed in 1999, the number of cases in 2022 amounted to almost 1600, corresponding to 2.1 % of all deaths in Switzerland. The most common underlying disease group for AS was cancer, accounting for 40 % of cases. AS is mainly chosen by women (unchanged over time at 58 % of cases) and is primarily a geriatric phenomenon: In 2022, the median age of those who opted for assisted dying was 81 years; the median age of those who chose AS due to cancer was 77 years, while the median age of those who died with non-cancer-related AS was 84 years.
在1999年至2022年的观察期内，瑞士联邦统计局记录了14170例协助自杀（AS）案例。在这24年期间，每年的案例数量显著增加：1999年仅有63例，而2022年的案例数量几乎达到1600例，占瑞士所有死亡人数的2.1%。协助自杀最常见的基础疾病组是癌症，占案例的40%。协助自杀主要由女性选择（随时间保持不变，占案例的58%），并且主要是老年现象：2022年，选择协助死亡者的年龄中位数为81岁；因癌症选择协助自杀者的年龄中位数为77岁，而因非癌症相关协助自杀死亡者的年龄中位数为84岁。
