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 25 Show data context 10 Show data context 31 Show data context 78 Show data context 96 Show data context 122 Show data context 89 Show data context 39 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 78 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 43 Show data context 42 Show data context 32 Show data context 56 Show data context 30 Show data context 32 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 7 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 50 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 102 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 16 Show data context 23 Show data context
Smallpox 5 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 86 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 22 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 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
Diptheria 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 273 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 22 Show data context 23 Show data context 59 Show data context 85 Show data context 81 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 25 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 764 Show data context 50 Show data context 24 Show data context 31 Show data context 39 Show data context 55 Show data context 67 Show data context 88 Show data context 190 Show data context 285 Show data context 428 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 34 Show data context 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 56 Show data context 84 Show data context 116 Show data context 69 Show data context 38 Show data context 31 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 68 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 27 Show data context 26 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 87 Show data context 44 Show data context 15 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 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 96 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 24 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 116 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 46 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 239 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 27 Show data context 47 Show data context 88 Show data context 125 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 16 Show data context 24 Show data context 29 Show data context 36 Show data context 11 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 27 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other 700 Show data context 39 Show data context 46 Show data context 27 Show data context 26 Show data context 54 Show data context 63 Show data context 111 Show data context 189 Show data context 352 Show data context 496 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 36 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 36 Show data context 62 Show data context 103 Show data context 71 Show data context 49 Show data context 45 Show data context 18 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 86 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 22 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 27 Show data context 18 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 97 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 15 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 78 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 28 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 207 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 26 Show data context 20 Show data context 66 Show data context 106 Show data context 171 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 31 Show data context 33 Show data context 36 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 23 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 578 Show data context 30 Show data context 28 Show data context 25 Show data context 16 Show data context 39 Show data context 76 Show data context 114 Show data context 215 Show data context 366 Show data context 545 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 22 Show data context 9 Show data context 16 Show data context 43 Show data context 32 Show data context 80 Show data context 69 Show data context 44 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 76 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 50 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 15 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 80 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
Measles 28 Show data context 7 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
Diptheria 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 230 Show data context 22 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 23 Show data context 46 Show data context 105 Show data context 144 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 12 Show data context 32 Show data context 40 Show data context 48 Show data context 26 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 20 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other 442 Show data context 27 Show data context 27 Show data context 21 Show data context 21 Show data context 46 Show data context 72 Show data context 104 Show data context 196 Show data context 373 Show data context 555 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 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 30 Show data context 28 Show data context 58 Show data context 41 Show data context 31 Show data context 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 44 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 46 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 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 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 50 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 18 Show data context 5 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 41 Show data context 35 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 161 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 39 Show data context 101 Show data context 151 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 13 Show data context 31 Show data context 49 Show data context 57 Show data context 45 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 25 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context
Other 384 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 41 Show data context 53 Show data context 99 Show data context 162 Show data context 391 Show data context 613 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 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context 53 Show data context 32 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 3 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 26 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 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 56 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 10 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
Diptheria 11 Show data context 17 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 99 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 22 Show data context 33 Show data context 86 Show data context 145 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 61 Show data context 79 Show data context 61 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 14 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other 298 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 43 Show data context 51 Show data context 73 Show data context 182 Show data context 334 Show data context 558 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.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Lexden and Winstree 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/10029879/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 22nd May 2024