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

The civilian death toll was estimated by Ghent University researchers to be 500,000, including from violence, famine and the collapse of health services. — Samuel Getachew, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

The collapse last week wasn’t the first involving unsafe dwellings in the Gaza Strip, but the high death toll underscored the dangers in a territory where the vast majority of the population lacks adequate shelter. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Still, the agency warned the true death toll is likely much higher as many shipwrecks and disappearances cannot be confirmed and go unrecorded. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

But as vaccination rates decline nationally and measles cases rise globally, experts say the death toll from measles may continue to grow in the United States this year and beyond. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026

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