死 者 数

ししゃすう

noun

death toll; number of deaths

1. death toll; number of deaths; fatalities

The count of people killed by a disaster, accident, epidemic, or conflict. Standard news vocabulary, usually paired with 負傷者数(ふしょうしゃすう) (number of injured).

死者数(ししゃすう)が増(ふ)えている。

The death toll is rising.

地震(じしん)の死者数(ししゃすう)はまだ確定(かくてい)していない。

The death toll from the earthquake has not yet been confirmed.

交通事故(こうつうじこ)の死者数(ししゃすう)は、十年(じゅうねん)前(まえ)と比(くら)べて大幅(おおはば)に減(へ)っている。

The number of traffic-accident deaths has fallen sharply compared with ten years ago.

Formed from 死者(ししゃ) (the dead, a fatality) plus the suffix 数(すう) (number of). The suffix is highly productive: 参加者数(さんかしゃすう) (number of participants), 感染者数(かんせんしゃすう) (number of infected).

Common collocations

死者数(ししゃすう)が増(ふ)える: for the death toll to rise
死者数(ししゃすう)を発表(はっぴょう)する: to announce the death toll
累計(るいけい)死者数(ししゃすう): cumulative death toll

Similar words

犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ): victim — emphasizes that the deaths were a sacrifice or loss, and is more emotive
死亡者数(しぼうしゃすう): number of deaths — stiffer and more bureaucratic; common in official statistics

Related Words

Compare: 犠牲者(ぎせいしゃ) (victim)

Compare: 死亡者数 (number of deaths)

Compare: 感染者数(かんせんしゃすう) (number of infected people)

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Added 2026.7.28 6:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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