Deaths from famines by main trigger and decade, World

Deaths from famines that are estimated to have killed 100,000 people or more. The World Peace Foundation'striggers seek to summarize the established view among scholars.

Adverse climateAdverse climate18702020190019301960199020MArmed conflictArmed conflict187020201900193019601990GenocideGenocide187020201900193019601990Government policiesGovernment policies187020201900193019601990

Data source: World Peace Foundation (2025)Learn more about this data

Note: The figures are the sum of famine deaths over each ten-year period (e.g., 1990–1999 for the 1990s). The 2020s figure isprovisional and includes data only up to and including 2023.

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