fa ‧ tal ‧ i ‧ ty /fəˈtæləti, fəˈtælɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fatalities )
1 . [countable] a death in an accident or a violent attack:
a 50% increase in the number of traffic fatalities
2 . [uncountable] formal the fact that a disease is certain to cause death:
The most serious form of skin cancer has a 30 percent fatality rate.
3 . [uncountable] formal the feeling that you cannot control what happens to you