diff --git a/src/worker/events.rs b/src/worker/events.rs
index 1329e8d..96cc4e2 100644
--- a/src/worker/events.rs
+++ b/src/worker/events.rs
@@ -548,6 +548,8 @@ impl EventsWorker {
                             *min_change,
                             *max_change,
                             rng,
+                            pool,
+                            broker,
                         )
                     {
                         effect_results.push(json!({
@@ -842,6 +844,8 @@ impl EventsWorker {
                             *min_change,
                             *max_change,
                             rng,
+                            pool,
+                            broker,
                         ) {
                             effect_results.push(json!({
                                 "type": "character_health_change",
@@ -1273,6 +1277,8 @@ impl EventsWorker {
         min_change: i32,
         max_change: i32,
         rng: &mut impl Rng,
+        pool: &ConnectionPool,
+        broker: &MessageBroker,
     ) -> Result<(i32, i32), DbError> {
         // Hole einen zufälligen Charakter des Spielers
     conn.prepare("get_random_character", QUERY_GET_RANDOM_CHARACTER)?;
@@ -1304,6 +1310,13 @@ impl EventsWorker {
     conn.prepare("update_health", QUERY_UPDATE_HEALTH)?;
         conn.execute("update_health", &[&new_health, &character_id])?;
 
+        // Bei Health <= 0 sofort Tod prüfen und verarbeiten
+        if new_health <= 0 {
+            if let Err(e) = Self::handle_character_death(pool, broker, character_id) {
+                eprintln!("[EventsWorker] handle_character_death nach Health-Update: {e}");
+            }
+        }
+
         Ok((character_id, health_change))
     }
 
@@ -1343,12 +1356,15 @@ impl EventsWorker {
         min_change: i32,
         max_change: i32,
         rng: &mut impl Rng,
+        pool: &ConnectionPool,
+        broker: &MessageBroker,
     ) -> Result<Vec<(i32, i32)>, DbError> {
         // Hole alle lebenden Charaktere in der Region
     conn.prepare("get_region_characters", QUERY_GET_REGION_CHARACTERS)?;
         let rows = conn.execute("get_region_characters", &[&region_id])?;
 
         let mut affected_characters = Vec::new();
+        let mut dead_character_ids = Vec::new();
 
         for row in rows {
             let character_id: Option<i32> = row
@@ -1373,6 +1389,16 @@ impl EventsWorker {
             conn.execute("update_health_regional", &[&new_health, &character_id])?;
 
             affected_characters.push((character_id, health_change));
+            if new_health <= 0 {
+                dead_character_ids.push(character_id);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Bei Health <= 0 Tod verarbeiten
+        for character_id in dead_character_ids {
+            if let Err(e) = Self::handle_character_death(pool, broker, character_id) {
+                eprintln!("[EventsWorker] handle_character_death nach regionalem Health-Update: {e}");
+            }
         }
 
         Ok(affected_characters)
diff --git a/src/worker/sql.rs b/src/worker/sql.rs
index 1d80545..e7a90b5 100644
--- a/src/worker/sql.rs
+++ b/src/worker/sql.rs
@@ -587,6 +587,11 @@ pub const QUERY_GET_USERS_TO_UPDATE: &str = r#"
         WHERE user_id IS NOT NULL;
 "#;
 
+pub const QUERY_GET_CHARACTERS_ZERO_HEALTH: &str = r#"
+        SELECT id FROM falukant_data."character"
+        WHERE user_id IS NOT NULL AND health <= 0;
+"#;
+
 // politics worker queries
 pub const QUERY_COUNT_OFFICES_PER_REGION: &str = r#"
         WITH
diff --git a/src/worker/user_character.rs b/src/worker/user_character.rs
index cf423f4..df9bf6b 100644
--- a/src/worker/user_character.rs
+++ b/src/worker/user_character.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use super::base::{BaseWorker, Worker, WorkerState};
 use crate::worker::sql::{
+    QUERY_GET_CHARACTERS_ZERO_HEALTH,
     QUERY_GET_USERS_TO_UPDATE,
     QUERY_UPDATE_CHARACTERS_HEALTH,
     QUERY_UPDATE_MOOD,
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ pub struct UserCharacterWorker {
     last_hourly_run: Option<Instant>,
     last_pregnancy_run: Option<Instant>,
     last_mood_run: Option<Instant>,
+    last_death_check_run: Option<Instant>,
 }
 
 // SQL moved to `src/worker/sql.rs`
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ impl UserCharacterWorker {
             last_hourly_run: None,
             last_pregnancy_run: None,
             last_mood_run: None,
+            last_death_check_run: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,6 +86,7 @@ impl UserCharacterWorker {
         self.base.set_current_step("UserCharacterWorker iteration");
 
         self.maybe_run_hourly_tasks();
+        self.maybe_run_death_check();
         self.maybe_run_mood_updates();
         self.maybe_run_daily_pregnancies();
 
@@ -116,6 +120,51 @@ impl UserCharacterWorker {
         self.last_hourly_run = Some(now);
     }
 
+    /// Alle 12 Stunden: Charaktere mit health <= 0 finden und Tod verarbeiten
+    fn maybe_run_death_check(&mut self) {
+        const DEATH_CHECK_INTERVAL_SECS: u64 = 12 * 3600;
+        let now = Instant::now();
+        let should_run = match self.last_death_check_run {
+            None => true,
+            Some(last) => now.saturating_duration_since(last) >= Duration::from_secs(DEATH_CHECK_INTERVAL_SECS),
+        };
+
+        if !should_run {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if let Err(err) = self.process_zero_health_deaths() {
+            eprintln!("[UserCharacterWorker] Fehler bei Tod-Prüfung (health <= 0): {err}");
+        }
+
+        self.last_death_check_run = Some(now);
+    }
+
+    fn process_zero_health_deaths(&mut self) -> Result<(), DbError> {
+        let ids: Vec<i32> = {
+            let mut conn = self
+                .base
+                .pool
+                .get()
+                .map_err(|e| DbError::new(format!("DB-Verbindung fehlgeschlagen: {e}")))?;
+
+            conn.prepare("get_characters_zero_health", QUERY_GET_CHARACTERS_ZERO_HEALTH)?;
+            let rows = conn.execute("get_characters_zero_health", &[])?;
+
+            rows.into_iter()
+                .filter_map(|r| r.get("id").and_then(|v| v.parse::<i32>().ok()))
+                .collect()
+        };
+
+        for character_id in ids {
+            if let Err(e) = self.handle_character_death(character_id) {
+                eprintln!("[UserCharacterWorker] handle_character_death für Charakter {}: {e}", character_id);
+            }
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn run_hourly_tasks(&mut self) -> Result<(), DbError> {
         self.process_character_events()?;
         self.handle_credits()?;