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

In this conflict, almost 4,000 people in Lebanon have been killed — a higher death toll than Iran’s — including 746 women, children and health workers; and more than triple that wounded. —Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026

Israeli strikes killed at least 16 people the following day, including two children, according to Lebanon’s civil defense agency, and its health ministry said that the latest action brought the nation’s death toll above 4,000. —Rebecca Schneid, Time, 21 June 2026

The Parbhani Superintendent of Police did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment or for confirmation of the exact death toll. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026

The death toll in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war has surpassed 4,000, Lebanon's health ministry later announced. —Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026

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