hunger vs need

hunger

verb
  • To have a desire (for); to long; to yearn. 

  • To be in need of food. 

noun
  • Any strong desire. 

  • A need or compelling desire for food. 

need

verb
  • To want strongly; to feel that one must have something. 

  • To be obliged or required (to do something). 

  • To be required; to be necessary. 

  • To have an absolute requirement for. 

noun
  • Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution. 

  • A requirement for something; something needed. 

How often have the words hunger and need occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )