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 137 Show data context 18 Show data context 29 Show data context 63 Show data context 95 Show data context 200 Show data context 117 Show data context 58 Show data context 45 Show data context 16 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 83 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 62 Show data context 50 Show data context 34 Show data context 37 Show data context 34 Show data context 38 Show data context 33 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 114 Show data context 55 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 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
Gastro-intestinal 333 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context
Smallpox 64 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 122 Show data context 8 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 116 Show data context 17 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 3 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
Lungs 389 Show data context 18 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 22 Show data context 32 Show data context 40 Show data context 54 Show data context 68 Show data context 53 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 20 Show data context 9 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 47 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other 1,160 Show data context 55 Show data context 38 Show data context 34 Show data context 31 Show data context 85 Show data context 85 Show data context 137 Show data context 208 Show data context 299 Show data context 330 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 158 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 75 Show data context 87 Show data context 182 Show data context 143 Show data context 80 Show data context 51 Show data context 25 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 164 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 58 Show data context 37 Show data context 27 Show data context 45 Show data context 27 Show data context 34 Show data context 36 Show data context 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 192 Show data context 70 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 418 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context
Smallpox 51 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 150 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 106 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 16 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 448 Show data context 22 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 26 Show data context 29 Show data context 48 Show data context 63 Show data context 81 Show data context 56 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 30 Show data context 31 Show data context 21 Show data context 4 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 27 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 43 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other 1,554 Show data context 69 Show data context 34 Show data context 38 Show data context 52 Show data context 103 Show data context 165 Show data context 176 Show data context 286 Show data context 416 Show data context 403 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 202 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context 76 Show data context 100 Show data context 208 Show data context 121 Show data context 90 Show data context 64 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 192 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 59 Show data context 27 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 189 Show data context 66 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 430 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 147 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 0 Show data context
Measles 80 Show data context 13 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 21 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 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
Lungs 539 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 26 Show data context 45 Show data context 68 Show data context 96 Show data context 112 Show data context 83 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 25 Show data context 45 Show data context 59 Show data context 48 Show data context 10 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 29 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other 1,374 Show data context 44 Show data context 46 Show data context 30 Show data context 45 Show data context 91 Show data context 130 Show data context 200 Show data context 314 Show data context 467 Show data context 510 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 66 Show data context 11 Show data context 22 Show data context 56 Show data context 70 Show data context 176 Show data context 140 Show data context 95 Show data context 49 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 189 Show data context 20 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 127 Show data context 50 Show data context 5 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 368 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 161 Show data context 5 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 102 Show data context 7 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 37 Show data context 12 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 681 Show data context 40 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 30 Show data context 46 Show data context 62 Show data context 89 Show data context 184 Show data context 112 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 38 Show data context 62 Show data context 70 Show data context 76 Show data context 31 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 19 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 32 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 1,509 Show data context 60 Show data context 50 Show data context 36 Show data context 51 Show data context 114 Show data context 189 Show data context 288 Show data context 438 Show data context 637 Show data context 611 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 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 51 Show data context 63 Show data context 144 Show data context 108 Show data context 84 Show data context 54 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 139 Show data context 25 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 35 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 319 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 117 Show data context 4 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
Measles 108 Show data context 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 58 Show data context 25 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 513 Show data context 27 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 22 Show data context 40 Show data context 67 Show data context 115 Show data context 154 Show data context 157 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 35 Show data context 64 Show data context 112 Show data context 101 Show data context 33 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 37 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other 1,332 Show data context 60 Show data context 56 Show data context 40 Show data context 47 Show data context 129 Show data context 179 Show data context 313 Show data context 457 Show data context 721 Show data context 797 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 19 Show data context 12 Show data context 19 Show data context 55 Show data context 77 Show data context 139 Show data context 106 Show data context 80 Show data context 39 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 94 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 265 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context
Smallpox 0 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 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 80 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 0 Show data context
Measles 138 Show data context 21 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 43 Show data context 36 Show data context 3 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
Lungs 415 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 33 Show data context 47 Show data context 64 Show data context 115 Show data context 219 Show data context 197 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context 41 Show data context 99 Show data context 131 Show data context 152 Show data context 78 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 39 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 21 Show data context 21 Show data context 27 Show data context 19 Show data context 17 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 1,170 Show data context 50 Show data context 46 Show data context 51 Show data context 51 Show data context 107 Show data context 199 Show data context 293 Show data context 435 Show data context 799 Show data context 857 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, Luton 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/10111869/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 27th April 2024