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Deathpulse statistics

236,900 Notable deaths
 in our database

Top death days

887 January 1st
785 January 7th
781 February 1st
775 February 8th
774 January 10th
773 December 31st
762 January 28th
752 January 4th
746 January 9th
743 January 2nd

Top death years

5,741 2020
4,941 2021
4,624 2017
4,555 2016
4,539 2015
4,531 2019
4,507 2018
4,484 2014
4,293 2013
4,048 2011

Top 10 causes of death

5,944 Myocardial Infarction
5,025 Cancer
2,238 Disease
2,157 Pneumonia
1,835 Lung Cancer
1,776 Traffic Collision
1,612 Stroke
1,236 Covid 19
1,207 Ballistic Trauma
1,185 Heart Failure

Deaths by gender

204,326 Male
32,467 Female
70 Transgender Female
22 Transgender Male
4 Non Binary
4 Intersex
2 Trans Woman

Top death places

5,274 New York City
5,197 Los Angeles
3,997 London
3,265 Moscow
2,421 Paris
2,149 Rome
1,808 Washington, D.C.
1,512 Berlin
1,442 Chicago
1,191 Budapest

Top 10 notable deaths.

Elizabeth II

Queen of the united kingdom from 1952 to 2022.

Born April 21st, 1926 in Mayfair. [ref]

Died September 8th, 2022 at 96 years old in Balmoral Castle (senility). [ref]

Freddie Mercury

British singer, songwriter, record producer and graphic designer (1946-1991).

Born September 5th, 1946 in Stone Town. [ref]

Died November 24th, 1991 at 45 years old in Garden Lodge, Kensington (bronchopneumonia). [ref]

Pablo Escobar

Colombian drug lord (1949–1993).

Born December 1st, 1949 in Rionegro. [ref]

Died December 2nd, 1993 at 44 years old in Medellín (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Member of the british royal family, husband of queen elizabeth ii (1921–2021).

Born June 10th, 1921 in Mon Repos. [ref]

Died April 9th, 2021 at 99 years old in Windsor Castle (old age). [ref]

Adolf Hitler

Austrian nationalized german politician, leader of the national socialist party and dictator of germany (1889-1945).

Born April 20th, 1889 in Braunau am Inn. [ref]

Died April 30th, 1945 at 56 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

Younger daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth the queen mother.

Born August 21st, 1930 in Glamis Castle. [ref]

Died February 9th, 2002 at 71 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (stroke). [ref]

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Oxford. [ref]

Died March 14th, 2018 at 76 years old in Cambridge (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020).

Born August 23rd, 1978 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died January 26th, 2020 at 41 years old in Calabasas (aircraft crash). [ref]

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009).

Born August 29th, 1958 in Gary. [ref]

Died June 25th, 2009 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ted Bundy

American serial killer (1946–1989).

Born November 24th, 1946 in Burlington.

Died January 24th, 1989 at 42 years old in Florida State Prison (electrocution).

 

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