Disasters with highest death tolls
Bengal Famine of 1943
India
The Bengal famine of 1943-1944 was a devastating famine in the Bengal province of British India during World War II. An estimated 2.1–3 million, out of a population of 60.3 million, died of starvation, malaria, or other diseases aggravated by malnutrition, population displacement, unsanitary conditions and lack of health care.