2025-2026 Annual Report
The fourth annual report from the independent Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board (Review Board) in Queensland details:
- activity from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026
- the Review Board’s reflections drawn from completed request reviews; consumer and practitioner feedback; and engagement with voluntary assisted dying services, authorised practitioners and the Queensland Voluntary Assisted Dying Support and Pharmacy Service.
The report shows that from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026:
- 2256 people had a first assessment to assess their eligibility to access voluntary assisted dying
- 1963 people were assessed as eligible
- 1308 people were supplied with a voluntary assisted dying substance
- 1082 people died following administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance
The report provides details about who is accessing voluntary assisted dying:
- people were aged between 18 – 103 and the median age was 75
- 56% of people were male
- 54% of people lived in regional, rural or remote parts of the state
- 77% of people had a cancer diagnosis.
Download the 2025–2026 annual report (PDF 4656 kB)
Download the consumer guide to the 2025–2026 annual report (PDF 3416 kB)
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