How quickly Wikipedia’s obituaries gain or lose citations over time
Observations
183
Tracking since
Last updated
Daily net change in uncited obituaries
Number of obituaries added to the unsourced category minus those removed over the last 24 hours
30 observations · measured in count
4,830 count
Daily net change in uncited obituaries
▲ 677.1% vs previous
23 Oct 2026 20:45
Daily net change in uncited obituaries (count)
— summary, last 30 days.
Daily net change in uncited obituaries (count)
— line, last 30 days.
Daily net change in uncited obituaries (count)
— area, last 30 days.
Daily net change in uncited obituaries (count)
— distribution, last 30 days.
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Darker = higher daily net change in uncited obituaries. Empty cells are hours with no collection.
Daily net change in uncited obituaries (count)
— heatmap, last 30 days.
Daily net change in uncited obituaries observations
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Daily net change in uncited obituaries
4,830 count
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1,874 count
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1,152 count
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Daily net change in uncited obituaries (count)
— table, last 30 days.
Proportion of obituaries with citations
Proportion of obituary pages in the unsourced category that have at least one citation
30 observations · measured in %
0.0%
Proportion of obituaries with citations
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Proportion of obituaries with citations (%)
— summary, last 30 days.
Proportion of obituaries with citations (%)
— line, last 30 days.
Proportion of obituaries with citations (%)
— area, last 30 days.
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Darker = higher proportion of obituaries with citations. Empty cells are hours with no collection.
Proportion of obituaries with citations (%)
— heatmap, last 30 days.
Proportion of obituaries with citations observations
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Proportion of obituaries with citations
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Proportion of obituaries with citations (%)
— table, last 30 days.
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries
Median time in days between an obituary being added to the unsourced category and a citation being added
30 observations · measured in days
7 days
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries
▬ 0.0% vs previous
23 Oct 2026 20:45
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries (days)
— summary, last 30 days.
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries (days)
— line, last 30 days.
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries (days)
— area, last 30 days.
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Darker = higher median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries. Empty cells are hours with no collection.
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries (days)
— heatmap, last 30 days.
Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries observations
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Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries
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Median time to citation addition for uncited obituaries (days)
— table, last 30 days.
About this data
This page tracks the daily net change in uncited obituaries on Wikipedia, showing how quickly biographical content becomes more or less reliable. It measures the proportion of obituaries with citations, the rate at which uncited entries are added or removed, and how long it takes for citations to be added. The data is drawn from Wikipedia’s live edit logs and citation databases, providing a real-time view of citation trends in memorial articles.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read from these pages.
No existing source tracks the velocity of uncited obituaries being added or removed on Wikipedia specifically, despite available tools like Wikistats and Wikipedia:Statistics covering general metrics.
Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed
against live web search results when this subject was created.