diff --git a/pylib/anki/stats.py b/pylib/anki/stats.py
index 15516dc95..e89bc7e53 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/stats.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/stats.py
@@ -276,7 +276,8 @@ from revlog where id > ? """
 
     def _dueInfo(self, tot, num) -> str:
         i: List[str] = []
-        self._line(i, _("Total"), ngettext("%d review", "%d reviews", tot) % tot)
+        self._line(i, _("Total"),
+                   self.col.backend.translate(StringsGroup.STATISTICS, "reviews", reviews=tot))
         self._line(i, _("Average"), self._avgDay(tot, num, _("reviews")))
         tomorrow = self.col.db.scalar(
             f"""
diff --git a/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl b/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl
index f7d5df1ba..1bbe20d8a 100644
--- a/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl
+++ b/rslib/src/i18n/statistics.ftl
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ cards = { $cards ->
   *[other] {$cards} cards
   }
 
+# a count of how many cards have been answered, eg "Total: 34 reviews"
+reviews = { $reviews ->
+   [one] 1 review
+  *[other] {$reviews} reviews
+  }
+
 # Shown at the bottom of the deck list, and in the statistics screen.
 # eg "Studied 3 cards in 13 seconds today (4.33s/card)."
 # The { in-time-span-seconds } part should be pasted in from the English