The DeathList committee draws up the list at the end of each year with the objective of selecting the celebrities most likely to die in the next calendar year. The list comprises 50 celebrities, with no more than 25 who appeared on the previous year’s list. Candidates are not eligible if their only claim to fame is that they are likely to die shortly. Candidates must also pass the famousness test – which is basically that their death will be covered by the UK media.