Death Irony

356 real-life examples of death irony, submitted by readers and voted on by the community. Think you've spotted irony in the world of death? Submit your own example.

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  1. Is it ironic that After getting caught in a storm out at sea and almost capsizing in the boat (which drowning is one of my biggest fears) that upon making it to shore my dad had tagged me in a cartoon post of death holding a tooth brush with a caption saying "Relax its just a brush with death?"

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  2. Is it ironic that My friend stopped talking to me the day my son died and now she has a terminal illness?

    63% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  3. Is it ironic that All of these dead people are killing my vibe?

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  4. Is it ironic that The daughter of the commandant of Auschwitz death camp moved to America and ended up working for Jews for 30 years?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  5. Is it ironic that You got killed by avoiding death.

    73% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  6. Is it ironic that Most people don't get out of life alive?

    63% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  7. Is it ironic that Life is short.

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  8. Is it ironic that A man was put to death for necrophilia.

    60% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  9. Is it ironic that A cardiologist dies of a heart stroke at the age of 45.

    60% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  10. Is it ironic that Although coworkers tend to view me as somewhat foolish/weird they tend to come to me when someone they love is dying?

    63% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  11. Is it ironic that A girl seeks a green mamba for a safety when it is what eventually kills her?

    77% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  12. Is it ironic that A family is driving on a road to a town called Tombsboro.

    73% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  13. Is it ironic that A mother bought her son a gun for his 11th birthday which he later murdered her with?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  14. Is it ironic that A man committs suicide with a gun at an auto race sponsored by the National Rifle Association?

    67% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  15. Is it ironic that I never knew how much I love my father until his death?

    53% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  16. Is it ironic that My friend had a reputation of driving very fast, recklessly, often drunk, and ultimately died in a car accident as a passenger in a car driven by someone who drove safely?

    60% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  17. Is it ironic that A fat person dies of starvation?

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  18. Is it ironic that A prince kills a dragon and saves the princess and then finds out that the dragon was her best friend that was saving her from princes since she has a phobia of them.

    53% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  19. Is it ironic that The spokesman for the restaurant chain Heart Attack Burgers had a heart attack.

    83% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  20. Is it ironic that You save someone then you kill them?

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  21. Is it ironic that Melvina Germain.....

    80% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  22. Is it ironic that Crazy Horse guitarist Danny Whitten died of a heroin overdose given a nickname for heroin is horse?

    83% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  23. Is it ironic that There is often such beauty in the last moments of life? Families often say to me in an almost embarrassed way, "At the end it was almost beautiful".

    50% ironic 3 votes Vote →
  24. Is it ironic that If someone lives their life avoiding flying because they are scared of dying, then is made to fly because of illness, then crashes and dies, is that irony?

    80% not ironic 3 votes Vote →
  25. Is it ironic that A parachute instructor jumps to his death?

    73% ironic 3 votes Vote →