death toll

noun

: the number of people who die in an accident, disaster, war, etc.

Three people who were injured in the accident have died, pushing the death toll up to 116.

The virus's death toll is expected to rise.

Examples of death toll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So far, the death toll stands at seven adult and 17 infant chimps from the Central cluster, with an additional 14 chimps missing that could have also been victims of lethal attacks, according to the study. —Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026

The death toll is now declining after years of bitter experience. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

Baltimore City ended 2025 with a 31% reduction in homicides that continued a three-year decline and marked the city’s lowest annual death toll in at least half a century. —Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 20 Apr. 2026

The death toll from Turkey's second school shooting in two days rose to 10 Thursday after another victim died while being treated in hospital, authorities said. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

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