Statistics

4,620% increase in Belgian euthanasia cases in ten years since legalisation 

The 1,432 cases of euthanasia in Belgium in 2012 represented both a 25% increase between 2011 and 2012 and a record high since the practice was legalized in the country in 2002.

http://www.carenotkilling.org.uk/news/belgian-euthanasia-4620-rise/#.UYgRS-hcfsB.twitter

Of the 200,000 children born in the Netherlands every year, about 1000 die during the first year of life. For approximately 600 of these infants, death is preceded by a medical decision regarding the end of life.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp058026