casualty figures
Reported victim counts
Casualty figures are numerical counts of people killed, wounded, or otherwise lost in war, disaster, or other harmful events.
The term appears constantly in news coverage of conflicts: Casualty figures from the airstrike remain uncertain.
Because such counts are often incomplete, disputed, or politically charged, casualty figures frequently carry an implicit qualifier—official, estimated, or contested.
- death tollTotal fatalities counted
- body countTally of the deceased
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- lossesThings subtracted from standing
- woundedHaving sustained harm
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