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Human Die-offs - Famine

One of the greatest causes of human die-offs is that of famine. Without focusing too much on the effect of government policies in causing famines, one might want to understand the magnitude and nature of the major famines of the past. Note that the famines in Ireland and the Ukraine are fairly well documented on the web, whereas the famines in India and China are not.

Democide - links: A B

  • Famine Early Warning

    India

  • 1943-1944 3 million dead
  • 1896-1900 19 million dead
  • 1876-1879 10 million dead

    China

  • 1958-1961 30 million dead "Great Leap Forward"
  • 1927-1929 6 million dead
  • 1896-1900 10 million dead
  • 1876-1879 13 million dead

    USSR/Ukraine

  • 1921-23 5 million dead
  • 1930-1933 6 million dead - links: A B C

    Ireland

  • 1846-1850 1.5 million dead "Potato Famine"

    Ethiopia

  • 1984-1985 1 million dead

    Congo (Biafra)

  • 1967-1970 1 million dead

    Brazil

  • 1876-1879 1 million dead

    Population Links

  • UNFPA - The State of World Population 2001
  • UN Population and Development
  • 23 People in a Room


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