| Characteristic | Share of deaths |
|---|---|
| Shooting | 27% |
| Stabbing | 16% |
| Suicide* | 8.6% |
| Supernatural | 5.1% |
| Illness | 4.3% |
| Beating | 3.1% |
| Poison | 3% |
| Explosion | 3% |
| Suffocation** | 3% |
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Release date
June 2016
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Region
United States
Survey time period
June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016
Special properties
primetime and streaming shows
Supplementary notes
* including self-sacrifice
** including drowning and strangulation
The source provided the following information about the methodology: "The show containing the death had to air in primetime on an American network or be an original series on a streaming platform. The character had to appear in at least three episodes of the show. The death had to be final."
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