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).

Standout Numbers

4

Characters who have died and come back more than once.

4

Times died and come back — more than any other character: Sara Lance

4

Characters who died on October 12, 2023, the deadliest day on record.

Death By Sexual Orientation

647 deaths

Homosexual characters die most

Over half of all queer deaths are homosexual characters.

  • Homosexual
    384 · 59.4%
  • Bisexual
    169 · 26.1%
  • Heterosexual
    38 · 5.9%
  • Undefined
    21 · 3.2%
  • Pansexual
    15 · 2.3%
  • Other
    20 · 3.1%

Death By Gender Identity

647 deaths

Gender of the dead

  • Cisgender
    583 · 90.1%
  • Trans Woman
    44 · 6.8%
  • Trans Man
    10 · 1.5%
  • Non-Binary
    3 · 0.5%
  • Cisgender (Intersex)
    2 · 0.3%
  • Other
    5 · 0.8%

Death By Role

666 deaths

Regulars, recurring, and guests

  • Regular
    237 · 35.6%
  • Guest
    233 · 35%
  • Recurring
    196 · 29.4%

Deaths by Decade

Before 1990s

79% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 11 · 78.6%
  • Bisexual 2 · 14.3%
  • Heterosexual 1 · 7.1%

14 deaths

1990s

60% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 18 · 60%
  • Bisexual 7 · 23.3%
  • Heterosexual 4 · 13.3%
  • Pansexual 1 · 3.3%

30 deaths

2000s

61% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 71 · 61.2%
  • Bisexual 29 · 25%
  • Heterosexual 10 · 8.6%
  • Undefined 3 · 2.6%
  • Pansexual 2 · 1.7%
  • Fluid 1 · 0.9%

116 deaths

2010s

58% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 202 · 57.9%
  • Bisexual 102 · 29.2%
  • Heterosexual 20 · 5.7%
  • Pansexual 9 · 2.6%
  • Undefined 8 · 2.3%
  • Asexual 4 · 1.1%
  • Not Straight 3 · 0.9%
  • Fluid 1 · 0.3%

349 deaths

2020s

55% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 95 · 55.2%
  • Bisexual 44 · 25.6%
  • Undefined 11 · 6.4%
  • Not Straight 8 · 4.7%
  • Pansexual 7 · 4.1%
  • Heterosexual 4 · 2.3%
  • Queer 2 · 1.2%
  • Asexual 1 · 0.6%

172 deaths

Statistics are updated daily.