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Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825
Collegium antropologicum, 34 (2010), 4; 1249-1256. urn:nbn:hr:184:560195
Jovanović, Višnja; Čulina, Tatjana; Škrobonja, Ante

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Jovanović, V., Čulina, T. & Škrobonja, A. (2010). Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825. Collegium antropologicum, 34. (4), 1249-1256. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:560195

Jovanović, Višnja, et al. "Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825." Collegium antropologicum, vol. 34, no. 4, 2010, pp. 1249-1256. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:560195

Jovanović, Višnja, Tatjana Čulina and Ante Škrobonja. "Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825." Collegium antropologicum 34, no. 4 (2010): 1249-1256. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:560195

Jovanović, V., Čulina, T. and Škrobonja, A. (2010) 'Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825', Collegium antropologicum, 34(4), pp. 1249-1256. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:560195 (Accessed 09 April 2025)

Jovanović V, Čulina T, Škrobonja A. Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825. Collegium antropologicum [Internet]. 2010 [cited 2025 April 09];34(4):1249-1256. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:560195

V. Jovanović, T. Čulina and A. Škrobonja, "Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825", Collegium antropologicum, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 1249-1256, 2010. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:184:560195. [Accessed: 09 April 2025]

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Title (english)Starvation as Cause of Death in the Croatian Quarnero and Hinterland between 1816 and 1825
AuthorVišnja Jovanović
AuthorTatjana Čulina
AuthorAnte Škrobonja
Author's institutionUniversity of Rijeka
Faculty of Medicine
(Department of Social Sciences and Medical Humanities)
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Basic Medical Sciences
History of Medicine and the Biomedical Sciences
Abstract (english)
Our aim is to investigate starvation as cause of death and social and demographic consequences in the Croatian Quarnero and its hinterland between 1816 and 1825, paying particular attention to the infamous »year of famine« 1817. Our sources were: registers of births, marriages, and deaths from 21 parishes kept at the Croatian State Archives in Rijeka and Zagreb. We collected and processed data for statistical analysis according to the date of baptism (birth), marriage, and death, and according... More to sex and age. Our focus was on recorded causes of death. Between 1816 and 1825, 15,701 children were baptised (born), and 11,021 people died. Starvation was recorded as cause of death in 255 cases, of which 198 were recorded in the infamous 1817. It was the only year with negative growth in virtually all parishes, with the birth-to-death ratio of 1,147:1,545. In 1817, the proportion of death by starvation to the total death rate was 12.8% for the entire area, with the highest share recorded in Veprinac (33.3%), Crikvenica (23.3%), and Kastav (15.8%). Death by starvation was more common in men than in women (56.7% vs. 43.3%, respectively). Age distribution was as follows; in the population below 20 years of age the death rate was 42 (16.5% of total deaths), but the most affected age group were infants and children aged 1–4 years (69.0%) whereas in adult population the death rate was 213 (83.5% of total deaths) and the most affected group were the elderly between 60 and 69 years (26.3%). Analysis shows lower birth and marriage rates between 1816 and 1818, followed by a steep rise and a plateau with minimal variation. This study shows that the Croatian Quarnero and its hinterland suffered a great famine in the early 19th century and 1817 in particular, which had left a deep mark on local demography, just like in the neighbouring parts of Croatia and Europe. Less
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleCollegium antropologicum
Numberingvol. 34, no. 4, pp. 1249-1256
p-ISSN0350-6134
e-ISSN1848-9486
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:184:560195
Publication2010
ProjectNumber: 062-1012555-0795
Title (croatian): Medicinski elementi u sakralnoj tradiciji na području Riječke nadbiskupije
Title (english): Medical ellemets in sacral tradition in the area of Rijeka Metropolis
Leader: Amir Muzur
Jurisdiction: Croatia
Funding stream: ZP
Document URLhttps://hrcak.srce.hr/62821
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