Death toll is used when describing how many people have perished in an event. For instance you could say:
" The death toll climbed as the war waged on" Meaning that as the war progresses more and more people are dying.
The death toll at the Alamo was staggering
You have to pay at the toll booth to get on the freeway.
the death toll is 230,000
revised death toll 2,752 minus the 40 taken off the death toll of the hijackers involved
What is the tuberculosis death toll in africa
The driver forgot to pay the toll meter, and got a fine.
Nelly toll is still alive
A death toll is how many people died in a certain event. For instance, the death toll for the Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria was 173 because that many people died.
The estimated death toll for the March 11, 2011 earthquake is 12,690.
Death is inevitable.
it is death
His death was accidental.