Netherlands: share of people accepting of euthanasia 2008-2017

This statistic shows the share of people accepting of euthanasia in the Netherlands from 2008/09 to 2016/17. As of 2008/09, roughly 93 percent of the respondents were accepting of euthanasia. In 2016/17 this number has stayed roughly the same, as approximately 92 percent of the participants was accepting of euthanasia.

Share of people accepting of euthanasia in the Netherlands from 2008/09 to 2016/17*

Characteristic	Share of people accepting of euthanasia
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Release date

December 2017

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Netherlands

Survey time period

2008/09 to 2016/17

Supplementary notes

* This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Stel dat een dokter iemand op diens eigen verzoek uit zijn lijden kan helpen door het geven van een injectie, moet hij dat dan volgens u wel geven, niet geven of hangt dat ervan af?" (English: Imagine that a doctor can relieve someone of his/her suffering at his/her own request through giving an injection, should the doctor give it, not give it or does it depend? Accepting of euthanasia is defined as responding with 'give it' and 'it depends'.

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