the number of deaths soared four millions in the current year compared with 1.5 m

[majid72]

Hello.

Does it sound normal to say " the number of deaths soared four millions in the current year compared with 1.5 million in 2011."?

Thank you.

 

[Tarheel]

Here's one possibility.

The number of deaths from cancer increased to 4 million in 2016 compared to 1.5 million in in 2011.

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't say deaths soared.

 

[emsr2d2]

Did the number of deaths soar to 4 million or by 4 million? The result would be different depending on which one you used. If there were 1.5 million deaths in 2011 and the number soared to 4 million in 2016, there were 4 million in 2016. If there were 1.5 million deaths in 2011 and the number soared by 4 million in 2016, there were 5.5 million in 2016.

 

[Tdol]

I wouldn't say deaths soared.

It doesn't sound wrong to me in BrE.

 

[Tarheel]

It doesn't sound wrong to me in BrE.

I don't see how deaths can soar, but if you insist, okay.

(Certainly, the number of deaths can increase or decrease from year to another.)

 

[Tdol]

Deaths or the number(s) of deaths could soar in the UK. But then we have socialist pinko commie health care where everyone suffers appallingly, according to some American politicians. ;-)