Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
numero absoluto
English translation:
(an) absolute number (of accidents)
Portuguese term
Brazil
Genuine dedication and professionalism
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
numero absoluto
Nov 24, 2010 17:36: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
United States
Marlene Curtis
Native in: Portuguese 
, English
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
(an) absolute number (of accidents)
Explanation:
[PDF] ROAD SKID RESISTANCE INFLUENCE ON THE NUMBER OF CRASH ACCIDENTS
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characteristics and relative number of accidents is high, though the absolute number of accidents on that roads is low. 27 % of all accidents happened on 15 ...
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Italy
100% human translation, always
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, German to Italian, and 14 more.
absolute amount
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
as the incidence of actual disasters turned out higher than
United States
Each translation a gem!
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English
(actual) number (see explanation)
Assuming that your text does NOT also refer to relative numbers, then 'number' alone is sufficient because the context makes it abundantly clear that it's not a relative number. If you want to give a tip of the hat to "absoluto", then you could say 'actual', but in my opinion it's not necessary.
Since the concept of absolute vs. relative numbers may not be clear to some readers, I think it would be nice to avoid it if you can, to reduce confusion.
So, to summarize, you can say:
- a larger number of disasters
- a larger actual number of disasters
- a larger absolute number of disasters (if you need to)
- a larger number of disasters in absolute terms (if you need to)
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