Table 2.

Category 2, Patient Characteristics of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) Cases in Ontario

Patient Characteristics	N (%)
Age at Death*
18-34	0 (0%)
35-44	2 (2.1%)
45-54	3 (3.1%)
55-64	17 (17.5%)
65-74	31 (31.9%)
75-84	28 (28.9%)
85+	16 (16.5%)
Mean age	73.3
Sex
Male	44 (44.0%)
Female	56 (56.0%)
Province of Residence
Ontario	100 (100%)
Palliative Care
Receiving palliative care at time of request†	85 (85.9%)
Not receiving palliative care at time of request†	14 (14.1%)
Previously received palliative care‡	32 (36.0%)
Did not previously receive palliative care†	57 (64.0%)
Palliative care was offered§	96 (98.0%)
Palliative care not offered§	2 (2.0%)
MAID Setting¶
Hospital	38 (39.6%)
Hospital Ward	22 (22.9%)
Critical Care Unit	6 (6.3%)
Long-Term Care Home	7 (7.3%)
Private Residence	44 (45.8%)

^*Age at death calculated with N=97.

^†Palliative care at time of request calculated with N=99.

^‡Previously received palliative care calculated with N=89.

^§Palliative care offered calculated with N=98.

^¶MAID setting calculated with N=96. Some participants selected more than one MAID setting thus resulting in a total greater than 100%.