- Type:
- Famine
- Date:
- 1896 CE – 1897 CE
- Location:
- India
- Deaths:
- 5,500,000
Other famine records of 1896 CE
- East Africa · 100,000 deaths
- Famine
- 紫陽縣, Shaanxi
- 夏津縣, Shandong
- 陽谷縣, Shandong
- 橫縣, Guangxi
Source: Our World in Data — Famines and the deaths in them (1870–2021) · License: CC BY 4.0 · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did Famine: India (1896-1897) (1896 CE) happen?
- 1896 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from Our World in Data — Famines and the deaths in them (1870–2021); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 5,500,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.