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 206 Show data context 139 Show data context 254 Show data context 663 Show data context 845 Show data context 1,262 Show data context 830 Show data context 533 Show data context 360 Show data context 127 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other TB 970 Show data context 211 Show data context 78 Show data context 40 Show data context 29 Show data context 44 Show data context 18 Show data context 19 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 182 Show data context 128 Show data context 91 Show data context 128 Show data context 113 Show data context 142 Show data context 108 Show data context 87 Show data context 84 Show data context 68 Show data context 26 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,143 Show data context 542 Show data context 145 Show data context 49 Show data context 20 Show data context 23 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 813 Show data context 43 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 38 Show data context 59 Show data context 64 Show data context 95 Show data context 126 Show data context 104 Show data context
Smallpox 224 Show data context 28 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 704 Show data context 35 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 606 Show data context 71 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 63 Show data context 39 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,601 Show data context 108 Show data context 49 Show data context 37 Show data context 48 Show data context 122 Show data context 202 Show data context 308 Show data context 531 Show data context 706 Show data context 433 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 25 Show data context 87 Show data context 134 Show data context 159 Show data context 155 Show data context 60 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 64 Show data context 146 Show data context 100 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 312 Show data context 103 Show data context 87 Show data context 86 Show data context 106 Show data context 196 Show data context 188 Show data context 186 Show data context 145 Show data context 95 Show data context 88 Show data context
Other 7,926 Show data context 512 Show data context 290 Show data context 292 Show data context 320 Show data context 717 Show data context 954 Show data context 1,234 Show data context 1,916 Show data context 3,198 Show data context 4,768 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 263 Show data context 168 Show data context 300 Show data context 713 Show data context 913 Show data context 1,490 Show data context 914 Show data context 574 Show data context 384 Show data context 142 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other TB 1,132 Show data context 204 Show data context 79 Show data context 51 Show data context 30 Show data context 41 Show data context 20 Show data context 25 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 276 Show data context 200 Show data context 151 Show data context 181 Show data context 152 Show data context 258 Show data context 170 Show data context 169 Show data context 142 Show data context 114 Show data context 62 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,128 Show data context 542 Show data context 133 Show data context 35 Show data context 24 Show data context 18 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,182 Show data context 30 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context 16 Show data context 39 Show data context 39 Show data context 50 Show data context 86 Show data context 125 Show data context 149 Show data context
Smallpox 193 Show data context 41 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 31 Show data context 38 Show data context 28 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,047 Show data context 39 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 864 Show data context 77 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 218 Show data context 89 Show data context 34 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,073 Show data context 128 Show data context 45 Show data context 56 Show data context 64 Show data context 169 Show data context 249 Show data context 385 Show data context 716 Show data context 937 Show data context 774 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 28 Show data context 95 Show data context 180 Show data context 230 Show data context 193 Show data context 107 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 73 Show data context 148 Show data context 94 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 287 Show data context 104 Show data context 112 Show data context 112 Show data context 133 Show data context 239 Show data context 224 Show data context 212 Show data context 182 Show data context 143 Show data context 103 Show data context
Other 8,393 Show data context 464 Show data context 277 Show data context 309 Show data context 292 Show data context 739 Show data context 1,004 Show data context 1,443 Show data context 2,162 Show data context 3,274 Show data context 4,636 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 186 Show data context 141 Show data context 226 Show data context 564 Show data context 793 Show data context 1,309 Show data context 911 Show data context 569 Show data context 326 Show data context 125 Show data context 24 Show data context
Other TB 1,438 Show data context 211 Show data context 88 Show data context 58 Show data context 30 Show data context 37 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 175 Show data context 115 Show data context 87 Show data context 114 Show data context 117 Show data context 147 Show data context 137 Show data context 118 Show data context 89 Show data context 68 Show data context 25 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,174 Show data context 507 Show data context 139 Show data context 36 Show data context 28 Show data context 26 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,337 Show data context 26 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 26 Show data context 26 Show data context 47 Show data context 54 Show data context 104 Show data context 130 Show data context
Smallpox 121 Show data context 80 Show data context 27 Show data context 43 Show data context 62 Show data context 95 Show data context 59 Show data context 32 Show data context 23 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,013 Show data context 35 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
Measles 948 Show data context 58 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 140 Show data context 66 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,375 Show data context 176 Show data context 52 Show data context 81 Show data context 100 Show data context 235 Show data context 316 Show data context 528 Show data context 911 Show data context 1,157 Show data context 935 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 39 Show data context 120 Show data context 244 Show data context 335 Show data context 287 Show data context 124 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 23 Show data context 103 Show data context 204 Show data context 131 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 319 Show data context 78 Show data context 98 Show data context 137 Show data context 153 Show data context 285 Show data context 269 Show data context 259 Show data context 237 Show data context 152 Show data context 126 Show data context
Other 8,175 Show data context 443 Show data context 306 Show data context 319 Show data context 340 Show data context 824 Show data context 1,203 Show data context 1,717 Show data context 2,494 Show data context 3,738 Show data context 4,588 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 148 Show data context 107 Show data context 189 Show data context 418 Show data context 629 Show data context 1,038 Show data context 757 Show data context 487 Show data context 290 Show data context 110 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other TB 1,125 Show data context 203 Show data context 109 Show data context 67 Show data context 42 Show data context 51 Show data context 35 Show data context 24 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 48 Show data context 52 Show data context 40 Show data context 54 Show data context 46 Show data context 67 Show data context 51 Show data context 33 Show data context 23 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 384 Show data context 166 Show data context 22 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 948 Show data context 18 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context 34 Show data context 88 Show data context 64 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 993 Show data context 27 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 1 Show data context
Measles 1,040 Show data context 86 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 145 Show data context 45 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,997 Show data context 224 Show data context 62 Show data context 85 Show data context 77 Show data context 264 Show data context 364 Show data context 609 Show data context 982 Show data context 1,168 Show data context 988 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 54 Show data context 161 Show data context 331 Show data context 444 Show data context 410 Show data context 167 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 21 Show data context 73 Show data context 180 Show data context 126 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 292 Show data context 83 Show data context 89 Show data context 124 Show data context 122 Show data context 254 Show data context 263 Show data context 268 Show data context 216 Show data context 163 Show data context 128 Show data context
Other 7,559 Show data context 469 Show data context 351 Show data context 368 Show data context 340 Show data context 861 Show data context 1,229 Show data context 1,770 Show data context 2,806 Show data context 4,085 Show data context 4,387 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 97 Show data context 82 Show data context 132 Show data context 366 Show data context 475 Show data context 819 Show data context 647 Show data context 418 Show data context 249 Show data context 97 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other TB 857 Show data context 195 Show data context 105 Show data context 88 Show data context 65 Show data context 58 Show data context 54 Show data context 32 Show data context 17 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 9 Show data context 17 Show data context 23 Show data context 39 Show data context 30 Show data context 39 Show data context 36 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 310 Show data context 140 Show data context 43 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 739 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 40 Show data context 46 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 873 Show data context 27 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 1,227 Show data context 80 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 186 Show data context 65 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,515 Show data context 163 Show data context 36 Show data context 78 Show data context 92 Show data context 226 Show data context 362 Show data context 502 Show data context 817 Show data context 1,120 Show data context 954 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 46 Show data context 204 Show data context 416 Show data context 559 Show data context 608 Show data context 249 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 17 Show data context 81 Show data context 207 Show data context 134 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 319 Show data context 111 Show data context 56 Show data context 106 Show data context 107 Show data context 197 Show data context 196 Show data context 231 Show data context 216 Show data context 170 Show data context 121 Show data context
Other 7,207 Show data context 375 Show data context 285 Show data context 381 Show data context 357 Show data context 798 Show data context 1,236 Show data context 1,829 Show data context 3,004 Show data context 4,230 Show data context 4,761 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 118 Show data context 58 Show data context 96 Show data context 236 Show data context 364 Show data context 770 Show data context 533 Show data context 406 Show data context 220 Show data context 78 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 826 Show data context 171 Show data context 108 Show data context 82 Show data context 67 Show data context 127 Show data context 68 Show data context 28 Show data context 24 Show data context 14 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 24 Show data context 19 Show data context 33 Show data context 39 Show data context 25 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 158 Show data context 68 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 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 588 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 21 Show data context 24 Show data context 39 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 720 Show data context 28 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
Measles 651 Show data context 42 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 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
Diptheria 243 Show data context 111 Show data context 30 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,514 Show data context 132 Show data context 50 Show data context 70 Show data context 118 Show data context 235 Show data context 363 Show data context 526 Show data context 817 Show data context 1,091 Show data context 895 Show data context
Cancer 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 55 Show data context 212 Show data context 507 Show data context 749 Show data context 767 Show data context 342 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 54 Show data context 174 Show data context 121 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 245 Show data context 68 Show data context 47 Show data context 99 Show data context 105 Show data context 233 Show data context 228 Show data context 251 Show data context 222 Show data context 148 Show data context 79 Show data context
Other 6,709 Show data context 348 Show data context 274 Show data context 347 Show data context 311 Show data context 790 Show data context 1,228 Show data context 1,847 Show data context 3,179 Show data context 4,439 Show data context 4,839 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, Cumberland RegC through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 30th April 2024