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

George Seda, the police boss in Nairobi, said Saturday that six people drowned and two others were electrocuted, warning that the death toll may rise as search and rescue operations continue. —ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026

Every time news articles or commentators mention the number of American citizens shot and killed by ICE agents in recent months, the death toll stops at two. —Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026

The Lebanese health ministry said the death toll has risen to 123 since the resurgence of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which struck Israel in the opening days of the war. —Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026

By Monday, the death toll had climbed again. —Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026

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