% of all deaths 1990 1995 2001 2005 2010
Euthanasia 1 .7 2 .4 2 .6 1 .7 2 .8
PAS 0 .2 0 .2 0 .2 0 .1 0 .1
LAWER 0 .8 0 .7 0 .7 0 .4 0 .2
APS 19 19 21 25 36
NTD 18 20 20 16 18
Palliat. sedation     5 .6 7 .1 11 .1
Reporting 18 41 54 80 77
PAS: physician-assisted suicide
LAWER: Life-ending without explicit request
APS: Alleviating pain and suffering
NTD: Non-treatment decisions
Table 1: Percentage of medical decisions at the end-of-life (MDEL’s).