Hello, twice I have noticed while I was away from the game while it was paused that my villagers were still dying. Today I started the game up and right away I could see the skeletons of two villagers even though the game was still paused. I paused using the space bar if that helps. All of the villagers stop while its paused but it doesn't seem to stop them from getting hungry I think as they seem to be weak when I check on them.

My laptop is an:
Acer
Windows 8.1
64-bit
2.60 GHz processor
Resolution 1920 x 1080

I hope this helps, if more information is needed please let me know