Table 3:

Estimated health care costs and savings associated with medical assistance in dying in Canada

Cost and savings	% of total deaths due to medical assistance in dying (n)
	1% (2681), $	2% (5361), $	3% (8042), $	4% (10722), $
Gross savings
Base-case: mean end-of-life costs	34 706 110	69 412 219	104 118 329	138 824 438
Palliative care scenario: 40% reduction in end-of-life costs	20 823 666	41 647 331	62 470 997	83 294 662
Palliative care scenario: 70% reduction in end-of-life costs	10 411 833	20 823 666	31 235 499	41 647 331
Cost of providing medical assistance in dying
Low-cost scenario	1 548 412	3 096 246	4 644 657	6 192 491
High-cost scenario	3 699 378	7 397 376	11 096 754	14 794 752
Net savings
Base-case — low-cost scenario	33 157 698	66 315 974	99 473 671	132 631 947
Base-case — high-cost scenario	31 006 732	62 014 843	93 021 575	124 029 686
Palliative 40% reduction in end of life cost — low-cost scenario	19 275 254	38 551 085	57 826 340	77 102 171
Palliative 40% reduction in end of life cost — high-cost scenario	17 124 288	34 249 955	51 374 243	68 499 910
Palliative 70% reduction in end of life cost — low-cost scenario	8 863 421	17 727 420	26 590 842	35 454 840
Palliative 70% reduction in end of life cost — high-cost scenario	6 712 455	13 426 290	20 138 745	26 852 579