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

654 deaths

Homosexual characters die most

Over half of all queer deaths are homosexual characters.

  • Homosexual
    387 · 59.2%
  • Bisexual
    172 · 26.3%
  • Heterosexual
    38 · 5.8%
  • Undefined
    22 · 3.4%
  • Pansexual
    15 · 2.3%
  • Other
    20 · 3.1%

Death By Gender Identity

654 deaths

Gender of the dead

  • Cisgender
    588 · 89.9%
  • Trans Woman
    45 · 6.9%
  • Trans Man
    10 · 1.5%
  • Non-Binary
    3 · 0.5%
  • Cisgender (Intersex)
    2 · 0.3%
  • Other
    6 · 0.9%

Death By Role

675 deaths

Regulars, recurring, and guests

  • Regular
    242 · 35.9%
  • Guest
    237 · 35.1%
  • Recurring
    196 · 29%

Deaths by Decade

Before 1990s

73% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 11 · 73.3%
  • Bisexual 3 · 20%
  • Heterosexual 1 · 6.7%

15 deaths

1990s

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

30 deaths

2000s

60% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 70 · 60.3%
  • Bisexual 29 · 25%
  • Heterosexual 10 · 8.6%
  • Undefined 4 · 3.4%
  • Pansexual 2 · 1.7%
  • Fluid 1 · 0.9%

116 deaths

2010s

58% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 203 · 58%
  • Bisexual 102 · 29.1%
  • 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%

350 deaths

2020s

56% Homosexual
  • Homosexual 99 · 55.6%
  • Bisexual 46 · 25.8%
  • Undefined 11 · 6.2%
  • Not Straight 8 · 4.5%
  • Pansexual 7 · 3.9%
  • Heterosexual 4 · 2.2%
  • Queer 2 · 1.1%
  • Asexual 1 · 0.6%

178 deaths

Statistics are updated daily.