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Deathpulse statistics

240,096 Notable deaths
 in our database

Top death days

897 January 1st
792 January 7th
787 February 1st
784 January 10th
782 December 31st
777 February 8th
768 January 28th
764 January 4th
755 January 9th
754 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

5,989 Myocardial Infarction
5,101 Cancer
2,239 Disease
2,174 Pneumonia
1,853 Lung Cancer
1,792 Traffic Collision
1,632 Stroke
1,242 Covid 19
1,209 Ballistic Trauma
1,202 Heart Failure

Deaths by gender

206,931 Male
33,049 Female
70 Transgender Female
22 Transgender Male
7 Non Binary
7 Trans Woman
4 Intersex

Top death places

5,310 New York City
5,260 Los Angeles
4,022 London
3,313 Moscow
2,448 Paris
2,189 Rome
1,815 Washington, D.C.
1,534 Berlin
1,450 Chicago
1,203 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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