Claim: The Bengal famine of 1943  was a famine in the Bengal and Orissa  province of British India that brought about an increased number of deaths due to cholera(23.88%), malaria(43.06%), fever(11.83%) and others.
Evidence: Bengal and Orissa The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine in the Bengal province of British India (now Bangladesh and eastern India) during World War II. 23.88 Cause-specific death rates during pre-famine and famine periods; relative importance of different causes of death during famine: Bengal Cholera % Malaria 43.06 Fever 11.83 14.11 All other