Wikipedia:WikiProject Death

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This WikiProject, an open group of Wikipedia editors, is believed to be semi-active.

Although there may be fewer editors here than in the past, anyone is welcome to participate in the group or to leave a message for us.

Remove the |Semi-active parameter from this template if activity resumes or if this tag was changed in error. If almost no activity occurs in this WikiProject, consider replacing this tag with {{WikiProject status|Inactive}}.

(Tag placed 24 September 2024)

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Scope

Outstanding articles

The project — as a multi-disciplinary project covers all articles about human death and related topics such as:

Assisted dying: Assisted dying in Colombia, Assisted dying in Luxembourg, Assisted dying in Portugal, Assisted dying in Slovenia, Assisted suicide in Austria, Assisted suicide in Estonia, Assisted suicide in Germany, Assisted suicide in Italy, Euthanasia in Ecuador, Euthanasia in France [fr], Euthanasia in Peru
Biological: Agony (death) (de), Brain death, clinical death, decomposition
Customs: Funerals, burials, green burials, cremations, pan-death movement, home funerals
Bioethical issues: Abortion, bioethics, euthanasia, suicide (See: /Suicide task force)
Medical: Terminal illness, End-of-life care, autopsy, forensic science
Large scale: Genocide, massacres, pandemics, global catastrophic risks
Man-made disasters: Transportation disasters (when at least one person died)
Statistics and government: Demographics, death statistics, mortality rate, epidemiology
Legal: Wills, murder, capital punishment
Business: Undertaking, Casket makers, life insurance, crime scene cleanup
People: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Jack Kevorkian
Places: Morgues, cemeteries, mausoleums, extermination camp, execution locations
Politics: 2025 Slovenian assisted dying referendum
Religious: Afterlife, reincarnation, resurrection
Process: Types of death, approaches to death and dying, death midwifery, psychological and religious approaches to dying a "good death"
Cultural: Grief, responses to death, fascination with death, death and the Internet
Paranormal: Near-death experience, deathbed phenomena, after-death communication, reincarnation
Folklore: Vampires, zombies, ghosts, revenant (folklore)
Visiting graves: Ziyarat, tombstone tourist

Some topics outside of the scope of the Death project include:

Wars: Wars, battles and invasions. These should be left to WikiProject Military history
- Casualties of ... is within scope. For example, Casualties of the September 11 attacks
Natural disasters: Tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, etc.
- Casualties of ... is within scope. For example, Casualties of the 2010 Haiti earthquake
Biographies: People who have died, including murder victims. These should be left to WikiProject Biography
- Death of ... is within scope. For example, Death of Michael Jackson
- Assassination of .. is within scope. For example, Assassination of Julius Caesar
- Murder of ... is within scope. For example, Murder of Laci Peterson
- Killing of ... is within scope. For example, Killing of David Wilkie
- Shooting of ... is within scope. For example, Shooting of Hosie Miller
Killers: Serial killers and murderers. These should be left to WikiProject Crime and Criminal Biography
- Lists of victims are within scope. For example, Victims of the Night of the Long Knives
- Acts of killers and murderers are within scope. For example, Virginia Tech shooting

Things to do

You can help:

by writing and improving articles
by project maintenance – helping adding project templates to article and category talk pages – see templates page
by assessing articles for quality and assessment standards – see the assessment page
by assessing and recommending resources (online and print) – see the resources page
by communicating with project members – at the project talk page

Article alerts

Today's featured articles

27 Jan 2026 – History of the Jews in Dęblin and Irena during World War II (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb
23 Jan 2026 – 2001 Tiananmen Square self-immolation incident (talk · edit · hist) will be Today's Featured Article; see blurb

Did you know

17 Jan 2026 – Cow mortality (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by SeldomSeldom (t · c); see discussion
10 Jan 2026 – Troadec family murders (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Moondragon21 (t · c); see discussion
26 Dec 2025 – Lynching of Dipu Chandra Das (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by TryKid (t · c); see discussion
25 Dec 2025 – Genocide (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Buidhe (t · c); see discussion
01 Dec 2025 – 2014 Isla Vista killings (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Shoot for the Stars (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

15 Jan 2026 – Gordon Lyle (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by 4meter4 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
08 Jan 2026 – List of U.S. police officers killed in 2010 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Raskuly (t · c); see discussion (3 participants; relisted)
08 Jan 2026 – List of U.S. police officers killed in 2011 (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Raskuly (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
08 Jan 2026 – Suicide of Goh Yong Le (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Aleain (t · c); see discussion (7 participants; relisted)
06 Jan 2026 – Killing of Amirhesam Khodayarifard (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mekomo (t · c); see discussion (13 participants; relisted)
13 Jan 2026 – List of major perpetrators of the Holocaust (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Absolutiva (t · c) was closed by CycloneYoris (t · c) on 20 Jan 2026; see discussion (9 participants)
10 Jan 2026 – Park Crematorium, Aldershot (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by BarrelProof (t · c) was closed as keep by CommunityNotesContributor (t · c) on 15 Jan 2026; see discussion (7 participants)
08 Jan 2026 – List of U.S. police officers killed prior to 2010 (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Raskuly (t · c) was closed as merge by OwenX (t · c) on 16 Jan 2026; see discussion (6 participants)
08 Jan 2026 – List of U.S. police officers killed in 2012 (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Raskuly (t · c) was closed as merge by OwenX (t · c) on 16 Jan 2026; see discussion (5 participants)
08 Jan 2026 – List of U.S. police officers killed in 2013 (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Raskuly (t · c) was closed as merge by OwenX (t · c) on 16 Jan 2026; see discussion (5 participants)

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Proposed deletions

17 Jan 2026 – Aghibasiin-Lessons on How to Defeat Death (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Bearian (t · c): Tagged as Unreferenced for almost 15 years. Tagged for notability for 6 months. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. No sign of notability; only 1,500 copies made. Possibly redirect to the band.

Categories for discussion

18 Jan 2026 – Category:Holywell Cemetery (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by AusLondonder (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from bronchopneumonia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia by country subdivision (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Zimbabwe (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Zambia (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Vietnam (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Venezuela (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Vatican City (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Uruguay (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion
15 Jan 2026 – Category:Deaths from pneumonia in Wyoming (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Johnpacklambert (t · c); see discussion

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Templates for discussion

13 Jan 2026 – Template:Interactive COVID-19 maps/Per capita deaths (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by WikiCleanerMan (t · c); see discussion
13 Jan 2026 – Template:Interactive COVID-19 maps/Per capita daily deaths (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by WikiCleanerMan (t · c); see discussion
13 Jan 2026 – Template:Interactive COVID-19 maps/Daily deaths (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by WikiCleanerMan (t · c); see discussion
13 Jan 2026 – Template:Interactive COVID-19 maps/Cumulative deaths (talk · edit · hist) was TfDed by WikiCleanerMan (t · c); see discussion

Redirects for discussion

18 Jan 2026 – First Holocaust (talk · edit · hist) →Rhineland massacres was RfDed by Srnec (t · c); see discussion
01 Jan 2026 – Extended–suicide (talk · edit · hist) →Murder–suicide was RfDed by Deacon Vorbis (t · c); see discussion
01 Jan 2026 – Extended suicide (talk · edit · hist) →Murder–suicide was RfDed by HurricaneZeta (t · c); see discussion

Requested articles

Ana Estrada (es:Ana Estrada)

Articles needing attention

List of countries by suicide rate – Uses data from 2008 or earlier. All data is from the World Health Organization, and is arguably inaccurate. Lots of complaints on the talk page.
List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll – Wars and disasters need separating
List of natural disasters by death toll – Types of disasters need separating
List of accidents and disasters by death toll – this needs about 8 or so sub lists – it is toooo loong
List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll – World disaster lists need standardising in titles and style
List of cemeteries in the United States – This article needs to be cleaned up and split into smaller lists by state.
Deathbed phenomena – rated as Mid-importance but currently only Start-Class for quality
Responses to death (currently a redirect)
Grim reaper – Currently a redirect – should perhaps have its own article
Death of Caylee Anthony – The case was huge and much of the article's narrative (e. g. the disappearance section, which I tried to fix) just takes what the family relayed as granted.