The Dutch Euthanasia Review Commissions have published their 2010 annual report. Copy in Dutch can be downloaded here.
An English translation is published recently; so is a French (en Francais) and a German (Deutsch) one.
Summary 2010 annual report Euthanasia Review Commissions
Total number of reported cases:
2008 2331
2009 2636
2010 3136
Of which:
ยท 2819 by GP
ยท 193 by specialist
ยท 115 by geriatric specialist
ยท 2499 at home
ยท 182 in hospital
ยท 109 in nursing home
ยท 346 in hospices and elsewhere
ยท 2548 because of cancer
ยท 75 because of cardiovascular disorder
ยท 158 because of nervous system disorder
ยท 237 others
ยท 2 cases of psychiatric problems (severe chronic depression)
ยท 25 cases of (beginning) dementia (mostly Alzheimerโs)
ยท 9 cases (none because of psychiatric or dementia condition!!) were considered as NOT complying with the criteria (mostly procedural).