Famines in History

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Famines and their estimated death tolls. Records are sorted by magnitude and impact; each event has its own page with location, date, source and nearby events.

  1. 61.1984 CEFamine — Sudan· 240,000 deaths
  2. 62.1975 CEFamine — China· 230,000 deaths
  3. 63.1992 CEFamine — Sudan· 225,000 deaths
  4. 64.2016 CEFamine — Yemen· 223,000 deaths
  5. 65.2003 CEFamine — Sudan· 200,000 deaths
  6. 66.1973 CEFamine — Ethiopia· 200,000 deaths
  7. 67.1939 CEFamine — Spain· 200,000 deaths
  8. 68.1919 CEFamine — Armenia· 200,000 deaths
  9. 69.1912 CEFamine — Ottoman Empire· 200,000 deaths
  10. 70.2014 CEFamine — South Sudan· 193,000 deaths
  11. 71.1895 CEFamine — Cuba· 155,000 deaths
  12. 72.1888 CEFamine — India· 150,000 deaths
  13. 73.1975 CEFamine — East Timor· 103,000 deaths
  14. 74.1969 CEFamine — Sahel· 101,000 deaths
  15. 75.2003 CEFamine — Uganda· 100,000 deaths
  16. 76.1958 CEFamine — Ethiopia· 100,000 deaths
  17. 77.1910 CEFamine — Somaliland, African Red Sea Region· 100,000 deaths
  18. 78.1896 CEFamine — East Africa· 100,000 deaths
  19. 79.1894 CEFamine — Ottoman Empire· 100,000 deaths