Table 1.
Characteristics of patients, due care not met cases from 2012 to 2016, n=32
| Characteristic | No. | % |
| Women | 18 | 56 |
| Age group, years* | ||
| 40–50 | 2 | 6 |
| 50–60 | 4 | 13 |
| 60–70 | 9 | 28 |
| 70–80 | 5 | 16 |
| 80–90 | 9 | 28 |
| 90+ | 3 | 9 |
| Substantive criteria case | 10 | 31 |
| EAS advocacy organisation case | 6 | 19 |
| Primary doctor refused to provide EAS | 6 | 19 |
| Number of doctors involved in EAS | ||
| 2 | 20 | 63 |
| 3 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Number of official consultants | ||
| 1 | 27 | 84 |
| 2 | 5 | 16 |
| Number of SCEN consultants | ||
| 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1 | 26 | 81 |
| 2 | 4 | 13 |
| Disagreement between doctors Involved | 5 | 16 |
*These are categories used in most of the reports. Some 2012 case reports used non-overlapping age categories (eg, 40–49 years). The 2012 cases have been converted to the current format.
EAS, euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide; SCEN, Support and Consultation on Euthanasia in the Netherlands.