Table 3.

Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide in different patient groups in 2001 and 2005

Total	2001	2005
	%	%
	2.8	1.8
Age (years)
0–64	5.0	3.5
65–79	3.3	2.1
80 or over	1.4	0.8
Sex
Male	3.1	2.0
Female	2.5	1.5
Cause of death
Cancer	7.4	5.1
Cardiovascular disease	0.4	0.3
Other/unknown	1.2	0.4
Type of physician
General practitioner	5.8	3.7
Clinical specialist	1.8	0.5
Nursing home physician	0.4	0.2