Statistics on Death

For a pure list of all dead, we have shows where characters died as well as characters who have died (aka the Dead Lesbians list).

The Toll

Characters Who Die 9%

646 of 7,297 queer characters

Shows That Kill 19%

424 of 2,256 shows kill a queer character

Deaths Per Year 10

On average, including quiet years

Deaths By Year

Death peaked in 2016.

2016 was the deadliest year on record.

5 deaths in 2026

55

1973 2016 2026

Character deaths, by year 54 rows · CSV · one row per year Download CSV

Statistics are updated daily.