The Ten Worst Famines in the World

1. The Great Chinese Famine, 1959-1962, 43 million dead
2. Chinese Famine, 1907, 25 million dead
3. Chalisa Famine, 1783-1784, 11 million dead
4. Soviet Famine, 1932-1933, 10 million dead
5. Bengal Famine, 1770, 10 million dead
6. Bengal Famine, 1943, 7 million dead
7. Russian famine, 1921, 5 million dead
8. North Korean Famine, 1994-1998, 3 million dead
9. Vietnamese Famine, 1945, 2 million dead
10. The Great Ireland Famine, 1845-1852, 1.5 million dead

Mystery of History Lesson 15