Swiss media have reported that the nation has seen a dramatic increase in the number of assisted suicides, with figures for 2014 showing a 26% jump over statistics for the year before. There were 742 cases of assisted dying in Switzerland in 2014, accounting for 1.2% of all deaths there that year. In 42% of cases, assisted suicides followed illnesses caused by cancer. Neurodegenerative disorders led to 14% of assisted suicides, followed by cardiovascular illnesses at 11% and musculoskeletal maladies at 10%. However, a study of assisted suicide conducted in 2014 showed that 16% of people who died at Swiss suicide facilities had no underlying illness.