About this Dataset

The WPF Famine Dataset

The dataset is a catalogue of famines and instances of mass starvation around the world since 1870 that are estimated to have killed 100,000 people or more. The dataset includes date, location, estimate for excess deaths, and causes (proximate, underlying, and contributory, along with a classification of the role of political intent).

Tables

Total Famines By Year Decade 1

@owid.total_famines_by_year_decade.owid_total_famines_by_year_decade_1

12.03 kB
924 rows
8 columns

CREATE TABLE owid_total_famines_by_year_decade_1 (
  "year" INTEGER,
  "country" VARCHAR,
  "famine_count" INTEGER,
  "famine_deaths" FLOAT,
  "decadal_famine_count" INTEGER,
  "decadal_famine_deaths" UINTEGER,
  "famine_deaths_per_rate" FLOAT,
  "decadal_famine_deaths_rate" FLOAT
);

Total Famines By Year Decade 2

@owid.total_famines_by_year_decade.owid_total_famines_by_year_decade_2

10.32 kB
924 rows
6 columns

CREATE TABLE owid_total_famines_by_year_decade_2 (
  "year" INTEGER,
  "country" VARCHAR,
  "famine_deaths" FLOAT,
  "decadal_famine_deaths" UINTEGER,
  "famine_deaths_per_rate" FLOAT,
  "decadal_famine_deaths_rate" FLOAT
);