Netherlands 2025 euthanasia report: Euthanasia deaths surpass 10,000.

Netherlands 2025 report: 10,341 reported euthanasia deaths representing 6% of all deaths.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

The Netherlands Times reported on March 26, 2026 that in 2025 there were 10,341 reported euthanasia deaths representing 6% of all deaths. Reported euthanasia deaths were up by 3.8% from 9,958 in 2024.

The article indicated that there were:

• 174 reported euthanasia deaths for people with mental disorders which was down by 45 from 2024. Unlike 2024, none of the deaths involved children.
• 499 reported euthanasia deaths for dementia which was up by 17% from 427 in 2024. In 2025 there were 11 cases where the person was not mentally competent to request euthanasia. 
• 475 reported euthanasia deaths for multiple age-related conditions which was up by 20% from 397 in 2024.
• 278 reported euthanasia deaths for "other" conditions which was up by 20% from 232 in 2024. "Other" conditions is not defined.
  

In 2025, there were 7 deaths that did not fulfill the "due care" criteria and were investigated, which was up from 6 deaths in 2024.

The number of Netherlands euthanasia deaths may be much higher.

In July 2025 I wrote an article about the Netherlands 2021 death study which found that the actual number of 2021 euthanasia deaths was 22% higher than reported and there were 517 (LAWER) euthanasia deaths (euthanasia without request or consent).

The study was done by examining a random cross-section of all deaths, and based on the data projecting the actual number of euthanasia deaths. Previous Netherlands death studies also indicated that approximately 20 - 23% of all euthanasia deaths are unreported.

On November 27, 2025 I reported on the Netherlands euthanasia bill that was being promoted by  Stichting Levenseinderegie (Ending Life Management Foundation) that would eliminate all of the "restrictions" in the Netherlands euthanasia law. 

Considering that in 2025 there were 499 reported euthanasia deaths for people with dementia, 475 euthanasia deaths for people with multiple age-related conditions, I would suggest that Stichting Levenseinderegie are achieving their goal.

In April 2025 I reported that the Netherlands D66 political party wants to expand the euthanasia law to make it easier for people with dementia to be killed by euthanasia. It is sad that in 2025 499 people with dementia were killed by euthanasia.

Canada has not conducted a random cross-section death study, as the Netherlands has done every 5 years. Therefore we do not know how many euthanasia deaths are not being reported or how many euthanasia deaths are done without request or consent in Canada.

Canada, and the world, have much to learn about the Netherlands failed euthanasia experiment. Sadly, Canada has followed the Netherlands lead.

It is my hope that people will wake up and stop killing people.