Table 1.

 Reporting rates for euthanasia in Flanders, Belgium, in 2007

	Number of cases	Rate
Estimated number of cases of euthanasia	137	—
Estimated number of reported cases of euthanasia	549	—
Estimated weighted total number of cases of euthanasia*	1040	1.9% (1.6% to 2.3%)†
Overall reporting rate for euthanasia‡		52.8% (43.9% to 60.5%)†
Reporting rates for euthanasia according to drug use‡§
Recommended drugs¶	70	92.9% (84.3% to 96.5%)
Non-recommended drugs**	61	4.8% (1.1% to 16.9%)

*The estimated total rate of euthanasia was calculated by weighting for stratification and for patient and mortality characteristics of all deaths in 2007.²⁵ The original number of euthanasia cases in the sample was 137. One case was missing data on the variable “reporting of end of life decision.”

†Percent of all deaths in Flanders, Belgium, 2007.²⁵

‡Weighted percentage.

§Five “missings” on the variable “drugs used for euthanasia.”

¶Barbiturates, neuromuscular relaxants, or both.

**Opioids, benzodiazepines, or other drugs other than barbiturates or neuromuscular relaxants.