Table 2.
Characteristics of deaths of important characters in Game of Thrones (n = 186)
| Characteristic | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Principal diagnosis (ICD-10-AM code)a | |
| Injuries | |
| Open wound of head (S01) | 2 (1.1) |
| Intracranial injury (S06) | 10 (5.4) |
| Crushing injury of the head (S07) | 1 (0.5) |
| Open wound of neck (S11) | 26 (14.0) |
| Fracture of neck (S12) | 3 (1.6) |
| Traumatic amputation at neck level (S18) | 13 (7.0) |
| Open wound of chest (S21) | 21 (11.3) |
| Open wound of abdomen, lower back and pelvis (S31) | 6 (3.2) |
| Open wounds involving multiple body regions (T01) | 25 (13.4) |
| Crushing injuries involving multiple body regions (T04) | 2 (1.1) |
| Traumatic amputations involving multiple body regions (T05) | 2 (1.1) |
| Injury of unspecified body region (T14) | 26 (14.0) |
| Burns and corrosions | |
| Burns of multiple body regions (T29) | 22 (11.8) |
| Poisoning by drugs, medicaments and biological substances | |
| Toxic effect of other and unspecified substances (T65) | 9 (4.8) |
| Other and unspecified effects of external causes | |
| Asphyxiation (T71) | 12 (6.5) |
| Maltreatment syndromes (T74) | 4 (2.2) |
| Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (R99) | 2 (1.1) |
| External cause (ICD-10-AM code)a,b | |
| Assault | |
| Assault by drugs, medicaments and biological substances (X85) | 7 (3.8) |
| Assault by hanging, strangulation and suffocation (X91) | 4 (2.2) |
| Assault by smoke, fire and flames (X97) | 18 (9.8) |
| Assault by steam, hot vapours and hot objects (X98) | 1 (0.5) |
| Assault by knife (X99.0) | 54 (29.3) |
| Assault by other specified sharp object (X99.8) | 11 (6.0) |
| Assault by blunt object (Y00) | 2 (1.1) |
| Assault by pushing from high place (Y01) | 4 (2.2) |
| Assault by bodily force (Y04) | 5 (2.7) |
| Other maltreatment syndromes (Y07) | 4 (2.2) |
| Assault by unspecified means (Y09) | 6 (3.3) |
| Exposure to animate mechanical forces | |
| Bitten or struck by dog (W54) | 3 (1.6) |
| Bitten or struck by other mammal (W55) | 5 (2.7) |
| Intentional self-harm | |
| Intentional self-poisoning by and exposure to other unspecified drugs, medicaments and biological substances (X64) | 2 (1.1) |
| Intentional self-harm by hanging (X70.0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Intentional self-harm by knife (X78.0) | 1 (0.5) |
| Intentional self-harm by jumping from a high place (X80) | 1 (0.5) |
| Legal intervention and operations of war | |
| Legal execution (Y35.5) | 10 (5.4) |
| War operations involving fires, conflagrations and hot substances (Y36.3) | 3 (1.6) |
| War operations involving firearm discharge and other forms of conventional warfare (Y36.4) | 42 (22.8) |
| Place of occurrence (ICD-10-AM code)a,b | |
| Home (Y92.0) | 56 (30.4) |
| Prison (Y92.10) | 2 (1.1) |
| Military camp (Y92.12) | 15 (8.2) |
| Other specified institution and public administrative area (Y92.29) | 16 (8.7) |
| Sports and athletics area (Y92.3) | 1 (0.5) |
| Street and highway (Y92.4) | 15 (8.2) |
| Trade and service area (Y92.5) | 6 (3.3) |
| Large area of water (Y92.82) | 6 (3.3) |
| Beach (Y92.83) | 6 (3.3) |
| Forest (Y92.84) | 11 (6.0) |
| Desert (Y92.85) | 1 (0.5) |
| Other specified countryside (Y92.86) | 22 (12.0) |
| Other specified place of occurrence (Y92.88) | 11 (6.0) |
| Unspecified place of occurrence (Y92.9) | 16 (8.7) |
| Geographical location | |
| Westeros | 147 (80.1) |
| Essos | 37 (19.9) |
| Location | |
| Indoors | 74 (39.8) |
| Outdoors | 89 (47.8) |
| Unknown/Unclear | 23 (12.4) |
| Time of day | |
| Day | 98 (52.7) |
| Night | 57 (30.6) |
| Unknown/Unclear | 31 (16.7) |
aICD-10-AM: International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision, Australian Modification
bICD-10-AM codes for external cause or place of occurrence were not assigned to deaths from natural causes (n = 2)