Dødsfallene

Dødsfallene is a Norwegian noun phrase used to refer to multiple death events, i.e., the deaths of people within a defined population, period, or due to a specific cause. It is the definite plural form of dødsfall, a compound of døds- (death) and fall (an occurrence or event). The definite plural suffix -ene marks that the deaths are known or specified.

In usage, dødsfallene is common in official statistics, epidemiology, public health reporting, and news media. It denotes the total number of deaths in a given timeframe or the deaths attributed to a particular cause, such as a disease, accident, or disaster. For example, a sentence might refer to “Dødsfallene i landet har økt i år,” or “Dødsfallene knyttet til sykdommen er høye.” The term functions as a count noun and does not convey demographic details by itself.

Related terms include dødelighet (mortality rate), dødsårsak (cause of death), and levetid (life expectancy). In everyday language, dødsfall can appear in obituaries or memorial notices, but dødsfallene as a definite form is more common in formal reporting and statistical contexts.