10 deadliest famines
10. Indian Great Famine
- estimated number of dead: 5,500,000
- years: 1876 – 1878
- country: British India
9. Soviet famine
- estimated number of dead: 6,000,000
- years: 1932 – 1933
- country: USSR
8. Deccan famine
- estimated number of dead: 7,400,000
- years: 1630 – 1632
- country: Mughal Empire
7. Great European Famine
- estimated number of dead: 7,500,000
- years: 1315 – 1317
- country: Europe
6. Great Bengal famine
- estimated number of dead: 10,000,000
- years: 1769 – 1773
- place: British India
5. Doji bara famine or Skull famine
- estimated number of dead: 11,000,000
- years: 1789 – 1793
- country: India
4. Chalisa famine
- estimated number of dead: 11,000,000
- years: 1783 – 1784
- country: India
3. Northern Chinese Famine
- estimated number of dead: 13,000,000
- years: 1876 – 1879
- country: China
2. Chinese famine
- estimated number of dead: 25,000,000
- date: 1907
- country: China
1. Great Chinese Famine
- estimated number of dead: over 40,000,000
- years: 1959 – 1961
- country: China
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