This is an index of lists of people by cause of death, in alphabetical order of cause.
- Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster (including list of victims)
- List of fatalities from aviation accidents
- List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
- List of fatalities due to wingsuit flying
- List of deaths through alcohol
- List of deaths from anorexia nervosa
- List of choking deaths
- List of deaths due to COVID-19
- List of drowning victims
- List of deaths from drug overdose and intoxication
- List of people killed in duels
- List of people who were executed
- List of people executed by electrocution
- List of people executed by lethal injection
- List of people who were beheaded
- Lists of people executed in the United States
- List of people executed in India
- List of executions in Japan
- List of people executed in Mexico
- List of people executed in Romania
- List of hazing deaths in the United States
- List of horse accidents (deaths and serious injuries)
- List of inventors killed by their own invention
- Lists of murders
- Murdered sex workers in the United Kingdom
- List of murdered musicians
- List of murdered hip-hop musicians
- Lists of poisonings
- List of prison deaths
- List of people who died in traffic collisions
- List of deaths by motorcycle crash
- List of skiing deaths
- List of fatal cougar attacks in North America
- List of fatal dog attacks
- List of fatal snake bites in Australia
- List of fatal snake bites in the United States
- List of fatal shark attacks in the United States
- List of fatal shark attacks in Australia
- List of fatal shark attacks in South Africa
- List of fatal shark attacks in Réunion
- List of fatal alligator attacks in the United States
- List of Spanish flu cases
- List of people who died of starvation
- List of selfie-related injuries and deaths
- List of suicides
- List of suicides (A–M)
- List of suicides (N–Z)
- List of deaths from legal euthanasia and assisted suicide
- List of notable stunt accidents
- List of television performers who died during production
- List of tuberculosis cases
- List of volcanic eruption deaths
- Lists of unusual deaths
- List of women who died in childbirth
Lists of sportspeople who died during their careers
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Sportspeople who died during their careers are covered in lists by sport, and in the case of motorsports by location.
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- List of American football players who died during their careers
- List of association footballers who died after on-field incidents
- Sudden cardiac death of athletes
- List of athletics competitors who died during their careers
- List of marathon fatalities
- List of Australian rules footballers who died during their careers
- List of basketball players who died during their careers
- List of baseball players who died during their careers
- List of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
- List of fatal accidents in cricket
- List of professional cyclists who died during a race
- List of ice hockey players who died during their careers
- List of triathlon fatalities
- Fatalities in mixed martial arts contests
- List of fatal accidents in motorboat racing
- Rider deaths in motorcycle racing
- List of Billown Course fatal accidents
- List of Snaefell Mountain Course fatal accidents
- Driver deaths in motorsport
- List of Brands Hatch Circuit fatal accidents
- List of fatal Champ Car accidents
- List of Daytona International Speedway fatalities
- List of Dundrod Circuit fatal accidents
- List of Formula One fatalities
- List of Hockenheimring fatal accidents
- List of fatalities at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- List of Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit fatal accidents
- List of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents
- List of Autodromo Nazionale Monza fatal accidents
- List of NASCAR fatalities
- List of Nürburgring fatal accidents
- Driver and co-driver deaths in rallying events
- List of Dakar Rally fatal accidents
- List of fatal World Rally Championship accidents
- List of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps fatal accidents
- List of Suzuka Circuit fatal accidents
- List of Watkins Glen International fatalities
- List of deaths on eight-thousanders
- List of people who died climbing Mount Everest
- List of fatal accidents in sailboat racing
- List of premature professional wrestling deaths (This list includes wrestlers that were active or retired from the sport but died before the age of 65.)
Officials
- List of sports officials who died while active
Lists of sportspeople who died in wars
- List of cricketers who were killed during military service
- List of footballers killed during World War II
- List of ice hockey players who died in wars
- List of Major League Baseball players who died in wars
- List of National Football League players who died in wars
- List of Olympians killed in World War I
- List of Olympians killed in World War II
- List of Wales rugby union footballers killed in the World Wars
- List of England rugby union footballers killed in the World Wars
- List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service
See also
- List of accidents involving sports teams
- Deaths by cause
- List of causes of death by rate