In 2025, 1,421 people made use of Exit Switzerland's services in the German and Italian-speaking parts of the country. This is higher than in 2024, when 1,235 cases of assisted suicide were registered. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The number of members is also growing steadily. According to a report published on Monday, 14,189 people joined the non-profit association over the course of 12 months. Exit had 195,836 members (+8%) in the German-speaking cantons and in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland at the end of 2025. Switzerland's largest suicide assistance organisation attributes the growing number of assisted suicides to, among other things, an ageing society, which is confronted with seriously disabling illnesses or disabilities. + What does a ‘dignified death’ mean to you? The average age of those accompanied in 2025 was 80, slightly higher than in 2024 (79.5). The average age of women rose from 79.9 to 80.6 years old, and that of men ...
