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

Did you know

08 Mar 2026 – Mortimer War Memorial (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Usernameunique (t · c); see discussion

Articles for deletion

13 Mar 2026 – Killing of Iryna Zarutska (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Mgasparin (t · c); see discussion (12 participants)
08 Mar 2026 – Murder of Adi Whiting (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Unknown Temptation (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
10 Mar 2026 – Attacks on Iranian schools during the 2026 war (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Super Dromaeosaurus (t · c) was closed (deleted) by Anachronist (t · c) on 14 Mar 2026; see discussion (13 participants)
05 Mar 2026 – 2026 Sitakunda child rape case (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Raihanur (t · c) was closed as delete by CactusWriter (t · c) on 12 Mar 2026; see discussion (9 participants)
04 Mar 2026 – 2026 Redbird Airways Beechcraft King Air crash (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by 11WB (t · c) was closed as redirect by Svartner (t · c) on 12 Mar 2026; see discussion (8 participants)
04 Mar 2026 – 2022 Palakkad bus accident (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Teegarden's Star b (t · c) was closed as keep by Kelob2678 (t · c) on 11 Mar 2026; see discussion (6 participants)
04 Mar 2026 – Murder of Sharon Raj (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Teegarden's Star b (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 11 Mar 2026; see discussion (8 participants)
28 Feb 2026 – Lopez–Cohen murder case (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Wisenerd (t · c) was closed as delete by Explicit (t · c) on 07 Mar 2026; see discussion (3 participants)
13 Feb 2026 – List of deaths due to COVID-19 (talk · edit · hist) AfDed by Kevin McE (t · c) was closed as no consensus by OwenX (t · c) on 10 Mar 2026; see discussion (23 participants; relisted)

Categories for discussion

14 Mar 2026 – Category:Indian palliative care medical doctors (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
14 Mar 2026 – Category:Palliative care medical doctors (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in the 1920s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in the 1940s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in 1965 (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in the 1820s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in 2023 (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in the 1830s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in the 1790s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – Category:People killed in the 1870s (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Mclay1 (t · c); see discussion

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Redirects for discussion

07 Mar 2026 – Iran–Israel war (talk · edit · hist) →Twelve-Day War was RfDed by Web-julio (t · c); see discussion
02 Mar 2026 – Alleged assassination of Ali Khamenei (talk · edit · hist) →Assassination of Ali Khamenei was RfDed by Mysticair667537 (t · c); see discussion
02 Mar 2026 – Purported assassination of Ali Khamenei (talk · edit · hist) →Assassination of Ali Khamenei was RfDed by Mysticair667537 (t · c); see discussion
02 Mar 2026 – Purported death of Ali Khamenei (talk · edit · hist) →Assassination of Ali Khamenei was RfDed by Mysticair667537 (t · c); see discussion
01 Mar 2026 – Iran–Israel–United States war (talk · edit · hist) →Twelve-Day War was RfDed by Abesca (t · c); see discussion
25 Feb 2026 – Oppression and depression (talk · edit · hist) →Depression (mood) was RfDed by Jay (t · c); see discussion
08 Feb 2026 – Death and Dying (talk · edit · hist) →Death was RfDed by Chess enjoyer (t · c); see discussion
09 Mar 2026 – 28 February 2026 (talk · edit · hist) →Assassination of Ali Khamenei RfDed by Hurricane Clyde (t · c) was closed; see discussion
01 Mar 2026 – 28-2 (talk · edit · hist) →Assassination of Ali Khamenei RfDed by MilkyDefer (t · c) was closed; see discussion
01 Mar 2026 – 2.28 (talk · edit · hist) →Assassination of Ali Khamenei RfDed by MilkyDefer (t · c) was closed; see discussion

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Files for discussion

11 Mar 2026 – File:Regan Russell Fearmans Surveillance.jpeg (talk · edit · hist) (on Death of Regan Russell) was FfDed by JayCubby (t · c); see discussion
10 Mar 2026 – File:Mohammed Deif.webp (talk · edit · hist) (on Mohammed Deif) was FfDed by Candidyeoman55 (t · c); see discussion
07 Mar 2026 – File:Maxine Carr Soham MurdersA.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on Soham murders) was FfDed by Schwede66 (t · c); see discussion
02 Feb 2026 – File:Aerial image of a home swept away at EF4 intensity near Enderlin.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 2025 Enderlin tornado) was FfDed by Based5290 (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.