死し者しゃ数すう

noun

death toll; number of deaths; body count

Neutral term for the number of people who died in an accident, disaster, war, etc. Used in news and official contexts.

• 地じ震しんによる死し者しゃ数すうは100人にんを超こえた。

  The death toll from the earthquake exceeded 100.

• 事じ故この死し者しゃ数すうはまだ確かく認にん中ちゅうです。

  The number of deaths in the accident is still being confirmed.