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 394 Show data context 92 Show data context 191 Show data context 522 Show data context 553 Show data context 794 Show data context 586 Show data context 382 Show data context 206 Show data context 99 Show data context 20 Show data context
Other TB 844 Show data context 74 Show data context 32 Show data context 19 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 354 Show data context 175 Show data context 118 Show data context 162 Show data context 91 Show data context 117 Show data context 93 Show data context 85 Show data context 63 Show data context 38 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,496 Show data context 654 Show data context 108 Show data context 20 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,408 Show data context 24 Show data context 16 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 38 Show data context 36 Show data context 58 Show data context 78 Show data context 112 Show data context 76 Show data context
Smallpox 149 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 826 Show data context 25 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
Measles 692 Show data context 31 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 13 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
Lungs 2,040 Show data context 97 Show data context 50 Show data context 72 Show data context 80 Show data context 188 Show data context 266 Show data context 414 Show data context 595 Show data context 601 Show data context 249 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 43 Show data context 78 Show data context 67 Show data context 52 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 37 Show data context 90 Show data context 77 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 272 Show data context 91 Show data context 73 Show data context 83 Show data context 84 Show data context 121 Show data context 144 Show data context 98 Show data context 76 Show data context 53 Show data context 27 Show data context
Other 7,826 Show data context 332 Show data context 206 Show data context 268 Show data context 235 Show data context 470 Show data context 601 Show data context 797 Show data context 1,036 Show data context 1,328 Show data context 1,423 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 410 Show data context 85 Show data context 169 Show data context 536 Show data context 605 Show data context 880 Show data context 698 Show data context 414 Show data context 224 Show data context 82 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 818 Show data context 92 Show data context 35 Show data context 33 Show data context 10 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 385 Show data context 163 Show data context 100 Show data context 129 Show data context 94 Show data context 132 Show data context 120 Show data context 124 Show data context 67 Show data context 41 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,449 Show data context 562 Show data context 101 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,007 Show data context 28 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 29 Show data context 41 Show data context 35 Show data context 89 Show data context 116 Show data context 69 Show data context
Smallpox 67 Show data context 21 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 851 Show data context 40 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 1,167 Show data context 52 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 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 78 Show data context 21 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,501 Show data context 137 Show data context 62 Show data context 89 Show data context 92 Show data context 250 Show data context 431 Show data context 651 Show data context 988 Show data context 913 Show data context 525 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 22 Show data context 67 Show data context 112 Show data context 129 Show data context 80 Show data context 28 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 51 Show data context 110 Show data context 77 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 282 Show data context 81 Show data context 82 Show data context 75 Show data context 79 Show data context 123 Show data context 130 Show data context 135 Show data context 130 Show data context 58 Show data context 34 Show data context
Other 6,806 Show data context 375 Show data context 198 Show data context 254 Show data context 204 Show data context 544 Show data context 687 Show data context 965 Show data context 1,297 Show data context 1,475 Show data context 1,443 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 236 Show data context 68 Show data context 148 Show data context 408 Show data context 511 Show data context 916 Show data context 735 Show data context 413 Show data context 196 Show data context 58 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other TB 892 Show data context 79 Show data context 51 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 25 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 243 Show data context 148 Show data context 96 Show data context 108 Show data context 107 Show data context 130 Show data context 90 Show data context 70 Show data context 37 Show data context 25 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,319 Show data context 508 Show data context 103 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,303 Show data context 25 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 22 Show data context 39 Show data context 50 Show data context 75 Show data context 103 Show data context 98 Show data context
Smallpox 72 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context 19 Show data context 26 Show data context 45 Show data context 20 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,101 Show data context 41 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 1,072 Show data context 62 Show data context 3 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
Diptheria 44 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,069 Show data context 201 Show data context 66 Show data context 95 Show data context 127 Show data context 386 Show data context 567 Show data context 918 Show data context 1,228 Show data context 1,257 Show data context 552 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 35 Show data context 84 Show data context 158 Show data context 178 Show data context 115 Show data context 25 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 68 Show data context 166 Show data context 112 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 247 Show data context 92 Show data context 82 Show data context 90 Show data context 104 Show data context 197 Show data context 177 Show data context 204 Show data context 149 Show data context 90 Show data context 32 Show data context
Other 7,963 Show data context 482 Show data context 244 Show data context 252 Show data context 270 Show data context 686 Show data context 992 Show data context 1,359 Show data context 1,761 Show data context 1,976 Show data context 1,619 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 100 Show data context 58 Show data context 125 Show data context 339 Show data context 457 Show data context 852 Show data context 755 Show data context 473 Show data context 237 Show data context 60 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 881 Show data context 105 Show data context 60 Show data context 34 Show data context 22 Show data context 25 Show data context 19 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 67 Show data context 69 Show data context 71 Show data context 64 Show data context 58 Show data context 87 Show data context 62 Show data context 32 Show data context 26 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 406 Show data context 172 Show data context 28 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 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 1,897 Show data context 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 31 Show data context 40 Show data context 78 Show data context 96 Show data context 79 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,088 Show data context 41 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
Measles 1,290 Show data context 67 Show data context 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 104 Show data context 56 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 4,772 Show data context 297 Show data context 76 Show data context 107 Show data context 135 Show data context 440 Show data context 704 Show data context 1,067 Show data context 1,516 Show data context 1,394 Show data context 566 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 32 Show data context 114 Show data context 215 Show data context 241 Show data context 179 Show data context 49 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 75 Show data context 180 Show data context 145 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 233 Show data context 82 Show data context 55 Show data context 75 Show data context 86 Show data context 149 Show data context 168 Show data context 195 Show data context 156 Show data context 97 Show data context 47 Show data context
Other 7,721 Show data context 454 Show data context 303 Show data context 303 Show data context 318 Show data context 741 Show data context 1,093 Show data context 1,577 Show data context 2,221 Show data context 2,430 Show data context 1,638 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 86 Show data context 53 Show data context 89 Show data context 295 Show data context 378 Show data context 752 Show data context 700 Show data context 497 Show data context 179 Show data context 43 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 1,213 Show data context 100 Show data context 48 Show data context 55 Show data context 43 Show data context 49 Show data context 42 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 42 Show data context 60 Show data context 68 Show data context 120 Show data context 114 Show data context 163 Show data context 113 Show data context 56 Show data context 29 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 325 Show data context 136 Show data context 17 Show data context 17 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,712 Show data context 27 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 18 Show data context 17 Show data context 30 Show data context 67 Show data context 83 Show data context 44 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,073 Show data context 29 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
Measles 1,291 Show data context 59 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 206 Show data context 81 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,596 Show data context 240 Show data context 58 Show data context 120 Show data context 157 Show data context 387 Show data context 732 Show data context 1,100 Show data context 1,549 Show data context 1,450 Show data context 601 Show data context
Cancer 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 40 Show data context 163 Show data context 372 Show data context 415 Show data context 274 Show data context 62 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 90 Show data context 232 Show data context 155 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 318 Show data context 73 Show data context 69 Show data context 83 Show data context 71 Show data context 173 Show data context 190 Show data context 202 Show data context 168 Show data context 109 Show data context 56 Show data context
Other 8,478 Show data context 412 Show data context 308 Show data context 373 Show data context 364 Show data context 840 Show data context 1,382 Show data context 1,965 Show data context 2,748 Show data context 2,970 Show data context 1,779 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 66 Show data context 41 Show data context 59 Show data context 199 Show data context 295 Show data context 702 Show data context 721 Show data context 558 Show data context 241 Show data context 65 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 872 Show data context 122 Show data context 56 Show data context 54 Show data context 44 Show data context 76 Show data context 48 Show data context 40 Show data context 21 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 22 Show data context 33 Show data context 45 Show data context 43 Show data context 66 Show data context 142 Show data context 85 Show data context 66 Show data context 31 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 324 Show data context 173 Show data context 45 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,166 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 20 Show data context 47 Show data context 57 Show data context 33 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 716 Show data context 22 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 849 Show data context 35 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
Diptheria 312 Show data context 142 Show data context 21 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,880 Show data context 134 Show data context 76 Show data context 93 Show data context 120 Show data context 324 Show data context 536 Show data context 804 Show data context 1,310 Show data context 1,228 Show data context 540 Show data context
Cancer 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 59 Show data context 198 Show data context 473 Show data context 605 Show data context 420 Show data context 95 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 55 Show data context 177 Show data context 115 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 230 Show data context 73 Show data context 52 Show data context 63 Show data context 55 Show data context 176 Show data context 187 Show data context 211 Show data context 159 Show data context 112 Show data context 45 Show data context
Other 7,136 Show data context 380 Show data context 309 Show data context 331 Show data context 332 Show data context 755 Show data context 1,224 Show data context 2,085 Show data context 2,985 Show data context 3,459 Show data context 2,255 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, Bolton 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/10030160/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 20th May 2024