Decennial Cause of Death by Age

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Data for 01 Jan 1851 to 31 Dec 1860 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
Cause of Death (Simplified) Under 5 years 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 & up
Respiratory TB 90 Show data context 28 Show data context 53 Show data context 111 Show data context 154 Show data context 280 Show data context 194 Show data context 115 Show data context 46 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 256 Show data context 16 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 150 Show data context 63 Show data context 30 Show data context 50 Show data context 36 Show data context 49 Show data context 28 Show data context 33 Show data context 13 Show data context 32 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 112 Show data context 47 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 315 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 22 Show data context 29 Show data context 29 Show data context
Smallpox 227 Show data context 27 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 184 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 200 Show data context 20 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 586 Show data context 24 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 29 Show data context 44 Show data context 66 Show data context 83 Show data context 102 Show data context 74 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 35 Show data context 37 Show data context 29 Show data context 24 Show data context 6 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 18 Show data context 31 Show data context 18 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 39 Show data context 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 26 Show data context 27 Show data context 36 Show data context 21 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other 2,006 Show data context 68 Show data context 41 Show data context 58 Show data context 64 Show data context 190 Show data context 239 Show data context 310 Show data context 400 Show data context 534 Show data context 530 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1861 to 31 Dec 1870 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
Cause of Death (Simplified) Under 5 years 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 & up
Respiratory TB 130 Show data context 27 Show data context 38 Show data context 124 Show data context 164 Show data context 326 Show data context 216 Show data context 160 Show data context 77 Show data context 18 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 207 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 96 Show data context 48 Show data context 17 Show data context 30 Show data context 24 Show data context 35 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context 23 Show data context 15 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 455 Show data context 211 Show data context 50 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 687 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 34 Show data context 28 Show data context
Smallpox 192 Show data context 30 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 244 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 320 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 74 Show data context 15 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 817 Show data context 28 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 24 Show data context 57 Show data context 58 Show data context 74 Show data context 154 Show data context 178 Show data context 94 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 31 Show data context 33 Show data context 55 Show data context 26 Show data context 6 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 29 Show data context 26 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 59 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 18 Show data context 22 Show data context 36 Show data context 36 Show data context 34 Show data context 42 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 2,290 Show data context 100 Show data context 64 Show data context 73 Show data context 92 Show data context 193 Show data context 257 Show data context 309 Show data context 488 Show data context 620 Show data context 612 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1871 to 31 Dec 1880 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
Cause of Death (Simplified) Under 5 years 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 & up
Respiratory TB 115 Show data context 18 Show data context 30 Show data context 131 Show data context 182 Show data context 307 Show data context 264 Show data context 149 Show data context 74 Show data context 35 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 302 Show data context 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 37 Show data context 32 Show data context 28 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 20 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 167 Show data context 52 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 877 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context 22 Show data context 41 Show data context 35 Show data context
Smallpox 160 Show data context 131 Show data context 43 Show data context 26 Show data context 28 Show data context 43 Show data context 21 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 337 Show data context 14 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 231 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 14 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,197 Show data context 30 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 56 Show data context 80 Show data context 141 Show data context 221 Show data context 300 Show data context 196 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 18 Show data context 44 Show data context 71 Show data context 73 Show data context 53 Show data context 19 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 23 Show data context 34 Show data context 27 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 78 Show data context 26 Show data context 22 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 47 Show data context 58 Show data context 59 Show data context 38 Show data context 36 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 2,241 Show data context 84 Show data context 58 Show data context 90 Show data context 76 Show data context 271 Show data context 369 Show data context 431 Show data context 605 Show data context 796 Show data context 732 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1881 to 31 Dec 1890 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
Cause of Death (Simplified) Under 5 years 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 & up
Respiratory TB 136 Show data context 20 Show data context 30 Show data context 106 Show data context 135 Show data context 344 Show data context 283 Show data context 159 Show data context 78 Show data context 26 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 346 Show data context 25 Show data context 24 Show data context 20 Show data context 7 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 17 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 146 Show data context 68 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 605 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 23 Show data context 26 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context
Whooping Cough 348 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 412 Show data context 28 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 22 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,281 Show data context 83 Show data context 18 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 50 Show data context 101 Show data context 126 Show data context 245 Show data context 319 Show data context 265 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 20 Show data context 65 Show data context 111 Show data context 134 Show data context 78 Show data context 20 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 18 Show data context 47 Show data context 36 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 94 Show data context 31 Show data context 18 Show data context 29 Show data context 16 Show data context 44 Show data context 43 Show data context 43 Show data context 47 Show data context 45 Show data context 37 Show data context
Other 2,458 Show data context 123 Show data context 122 Show data context 113 Show data context 117 Show data context 295 Show data context 425 Show data context 523 Show data context 692 Show data context 981 Show data context 868 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1891 to 31 Dec 1900 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
Cause of Death (Simplified) Under 5 years 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 & up
Respiratory TB 47 Show data context 23 Show data context 40 Show data context 106 Show data context 161 Show data context 329 Show data context 263 Show data context 162 Show data context 106 Show data context 29 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 324 Show data context 41 Show data context 28 Show data context 22 Show data context 17 Show data context 27 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 84 Show data context 39 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 623 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 299 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 393 Show data context 14 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 44 Show data context 23 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,186 Show data context 41 Show data context 10 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context 62 Show data context 82 Show data context 134 Show data context 270 Show data context 373 Show data context 311 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 18 Show data context 65 Show data context 170 Show data context 186 Show data context 171 Show data context 47 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 21 Show data context 63 Show data context 38 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 78 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 53 Show data context 51 Show data context 56 Show data context 47 Show data context 23 Show data context 27 Show data context
Other 2,609 Show data context 117 Show data context 118 Show data context 150 Show data context 119 Show data context 280 Show data context 442 Show data context 620 Show data context 885 Show data context 1,151 Show data context 1,055 Show data context
Data for 01 Jan 1901 to 31 Dec 1910 Age in mainly 10-year bands to age 75
Cause of Death (Simplified) Under 5 years 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 54 55 to 64 65 to 74 75 & up
Respiratory TB 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 30 Show data context 130 Show data context 179 Show data context 310 Show data context 228 Show data context 165 Show data context 95 Show data context 32 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 110 Show data context 48 Show data context 44 Show data context 43 Show data context 24 Show data context 42 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 29 Show data context 24 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 427 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 29 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 204 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 135 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 75 Show data context 22 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 685 Show data context 36 Show data context 13 Show data context 26 Show data context 22 Show data context 70 Show data context 99 Show data context 151 Show data context 243 Show data context 403 Show data context 374 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 22 Show data context 91 Show data context 178 Show data context 310 Show data context 237 Show data context 108 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 18 Show data context 38 Show data context 26 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 77 Show data context 24 Show data context 16 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 51 Show data context 75 Show data context 59 Show data context 56 Show data context 48 Show data context 29 Show data context
Other 1,905 Show data context 118 Show data context 130 Show data context 127 Show data context 108 Show data context 262 Show data context 471 Show data context 581 Show data context 905 Show data context 1,315 Show data context 1,379 Show data context
Date: Source:
1851 - 1910 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

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The Registrar General's Decennial Supplements provided extremely detailed information on causes of death between 1851-60 and 1901-10, but unfortunately used five different classifications of cause of death to cover those six decades. Graham Mooney, of Johns Hopkins University, has therefore defined a simplified cause of death classification to which we have converted the original data. Inevitably, many causes have had to be grouped into an enlarged 'other' category, but we are still able to consistently...


identify the main epidemic diseases. In order to include all decades, we ignore gender and combine the age groups 75 to 84 and 85 upwards, even where the original report separated them.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Northampton RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10005498/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 13th June 2024