This statistic shows the number of famine deaths per100,000 people worldwide from 1900 to 2010. In the 1920s, about 814 people per 100,000 of the global population died as a result of famine.
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The Economist, & United Nations. (May 13, 2013). Number of deaths resulting from famine per100,000 people worldwide from 1900 to 2010 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/259827/global-famine-death-rate/
The Economist, und United Nations. "Number of deaths resulting from famine per100,000 people worldwide from 1900 to 2010." Chart. May 13, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 21, 2026. /statistics/259827/global-famine-death-rate/
The Economist, United Nations. (2013). Number of deaths resulting from famine per100,000 people worldwide from 1900 to 2010. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 21, 2026. /statistics/259827/global-famine-death-rate/
The Economist, and United Nations. "Number of Deaths Resulting from Famine Per100,000 People Worldwide from 1900 to 2010." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 May 2013, /statistics/259827/global-famine-death-rate/
The Economist & United Nations, Number of deaths resulting from famine per100,000 people worldwide from 1900 to 2010 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/259827/global-famine-death-rate/ (last visited July 21, 2026)
Number of deaths resulting from famine per100,000 people worldwide from 1900 to 2010 [Graph], The Economist, & United Nations, May 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/259827/global-famine-death-rate/
