Popular Opinion The Worst Ways to Die  

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List Rules Ways of dying that seem particularly cruel or unusual

The worst ways to die, as voted on by the Ranker Community. Sure, it's a little morbid, but who doesn't think about death every once in a while?

Vote on the worst ways to kick the bucket, and see how your fears stack up against everyone else's. Just don't tell that Grim Reaper dude about any of this...

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10,281 2,476
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Slow Dismemberment

2
10,539 1,429
set on fire is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Burn Alive

3
8,990 1,827
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Buried Alive

4
6,381 2,238
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Crucifixion

5
6,679 2,841
Drowning is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Drowning Suicide, Assassination by 'Accident', Assassination by 'Suicide'

6
6,929 1,154
Execution by burning is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Execution by Burning

7
6,027 1,513
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Drawn & Quartered

8
5,598 2,170
Suffocation is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Suffocation

9
4,962 1,724
Dragged by a Car is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Dragged by a Car

10
4,695 1,710
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Beaten to death

11
4,745 1,215
Impalement is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Impalement

12
4,112 2,032
Starvation is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Starvation

13
3,751 1,947
Shark attack is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Shark attack

14
3,840 2,067
Murdered By Your Own Children is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Murdered By Your Own Children

15
4,653 840
Flaying is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Jabapac added Flaying

16
5,191 355
Slowly Burned to Death by Acid is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
kenpachikendo added Slowly Burned to Death by Acid

17
3,399 2,339
Cancer is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Cancer Assassination in ways which appear natural

18
3,307 1,678
Attacked by a Bear is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Attacked by a Bear

19
4,003 493
Torture is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
StacyWolfe added Torture

20
4,096 1,045
Brazen bull is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Jabapac added Brazen bull

21
3,755 380
Eaten Alive is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
51fordf2 added Eaten Alive

22
3,180 942
Raped and Killed is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Aya1 added Raped and Killed

23
3,189 965
Iron Maiden is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Iron Maiden

24
2,333 1,404
Gangrene is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Gangrene Assassination in ways which appear natural

25
2,206 1,600
Choking is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Choking

26
3,193 813
Eaten by Cannibals is listed (or ranked) 26 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Eaten by Cannibals

27
2,130 1,377
Stabbing is listed (or ranked) 27 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Stabbing

28
2,768 681
Murdered by Chainsaw is listed (or ranked) 28 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
blinky.johnson added Murdered by Chainsaw

29
1,935 1,725
Execution by hanging is listed (or ranked) 29 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Execution by hanging

30
2,164 1,185
Stomped by Elephant is listed (or ranked) 30 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Stomped by Elephant

31
3,098 669
Stoned to Death is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Jabapac added Stoned to Death

32
2,200 390
Devoured by Starved Dogs is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Switchdoctor added Devoured by Starved Dogs

33
1,876 1,270
Murder is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Murder Homicide

34
1,618 1,362
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Crushed By A Helicopter

35
1,936 489
Wood Chipper Accident is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
wiabux added Wood Chipper Accident

36
1,889 975
Lynching is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Lynching Murder, Homicide

37
2,472 940
Colon Perforated by a Horse is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Colon Perforated by a Horse

38
1,419 623
Scaphism is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
mkirkwood added Scaphism

39
1,765 1,051
Electrocution is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Electrocution

40
1,518 1,292
Fall Off A Cliff is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Fall Off A Cliff

41
1,474 467
Death of a Thousand Cuts is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
wookster added Death of a Thousand Cuts

42
1,677 1,460
HIV is listed (or ranked) 42 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
HIV

43
1,455 307
The Judas Cradle is listed (or ranked) 43 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
LGwynethGuest added The Judas Cradle "The victim would presumably be placed in the waist harness above the pyramid-shaped seat, with the point inserted into their anus or vagina, then very slowly lowered by ropes. The subject is tortured by intense pressure ...

44
1,637 909
Roller Coaster Accident is listed (or ranked) 44 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Roller Coaster Accident

45
1,521 500
Eaten by Piranhas is listed (or ranked) 45 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Coolza added Eaten by Piranhas

46
1,568 868
Elevator Accident is listed (or ranked) 46 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Elevator Accident

47
1,380 1,142
Breast Explosion is listed (or ranked) 47 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Breast Explosion

48
1,279 1,295
Spider Bite is listed (or ranked) 48 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Spider Bite

49
1,667 983
Freeze to Death is listed (or ranked) 49 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Freeze to Death

50
1,307 1,060
Car Accident By A Drunk Driver is listed (or ranked) 50 on the list The Worst Ways to Die
Car Accident By A Drunk Driver