Life expectancy in a crisis Male mortality rate higher

Slaves freed to Liberia: 1820-43 Life expectancy at birth was 1.68 years for men and 2.23 for women. Irish Potato Famine: 1845-9 Life expectancy fell to 18.7 years for men and 22.4 for women. Ukrainian famine: 1933 Massive drop to

7.3 for men and 10.9 for women. Swedish famine: 1772-1773

Around 17.15 for men and 18.79 women. Icelandic epidemics: 1846 and 1882 Down to 17.86 for men and 18.82 women. Then in 1882, for men 16.76 and for women 18.83.