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 85 Show data context 55 Show data context 80 Show data context 170 Show data context 244 Show data context 463 Show data context 308 Show data context 208 Show data context 98 Show data context 29 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 852 Show data context 67 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 159 Show data context 96 Show data context 51 Show data context 64 Show data context 49 Show data context 73 Show data context 46 Show data context 33 Show data context 48 Show data context 29 Show data context 15 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 711 Show data context 179 Show data context 35 Show data context 7 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
Gastro-intestinal 945 Show data context 27 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 23 Show data context 44 Show data context 54 Show data context 56 Show data context 70 Show data context 87 Show data context 84 Show data context
Smallpox 234 Show data context 48 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 627 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 0 Show data context
Measles 404 Show data context 21 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 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
Diptheria 44 Show data context 26 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 1,558 Show data context 61 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 22 Show data context 62 Show data context 97 Show data context 147 Show data context 239 Show data context 273 Show data context 155 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 13 Show data context 48 Show data context 64 Show data context 70 Show data context 60 Show data context 17 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 29 Show data context 59 Show data context 39 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 122 Show data context 50 Show data context 73 Show data context 69 Show data context 52 Show data context 89 Show data context 86 Show data context 87 Show data context 70 Show data context 37 Show data context 33 Show data context
Other 4,262 Show data context 215 Show data context 108 Show data context 99 Show data context 112 Show data context 340 Show data context 478 Show data context 581 Show data context 742 Show data context 920 Show data context 1,157 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 63 Show data context 75 Show data context 98 Show data context 225 Show data context 312 Show data context 572 Show data context 422 Show data context 243 Show data context 112 Show data context 31 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 886 Show data context 75 Show data context 23 Show data context 20 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 188 Show data context 125 Show data context 53 Show data context 65 Show data context 69 Show data context 94 Show data context 107 Show data context 89 Show data context 80 Show data context 59 Show data context 13 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,065 Show data context 418 Show data context 62 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 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 1,131 Show data context 20 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 30 Show data context 32 Show data context 28 Show data context 32 Show data context 53 Show data context 50 Show data context
Smallpox 99 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 618 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
Measles 407 Show data context 23 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 104 Show data context 27 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,665 Show data context 70 Show data context 22 Show data context 20 Show data context 34 Show data context 103 Show data context 135 Show data context 200 Show data context 334 Show data context 334 Show data context 186 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 21 Show data context 65 Show data context 91 Show data context 117 Show data context 77 Show data context 23 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 41 Show data context 95 Show data context 51 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 185 Show data context 76 Show data context 81 Show data context 73 Show data context 63 Show data context 101 Show data context 97 Show data context 104 Show data context 80 Show data context 40 Show data context 32 Show data context
Other 5,226 Show data context 222 Show data context 120 Show data context 124 Show data context 143 Show data context 363 Show data context 532 Show data context 763 Show data context 944 Show data context 1,234 Show data context 1,292 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 95 Show data context 92 Show data context 94 Show data context 262 Show data context 312 Show data context 584 Show data context 467 Show data context 249 Show data context 154 Show data context 56 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 886 Show data context 98 Show data context 37 Show data context 17 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 124 Show data context 113 Show data context 71 Show data context 71 Show data context 69 Show data context 122 Show data context 105 Show data context 95 Show data context 75 Show data context 50 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,173 Show data context 525 Show data context 62 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 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 1,522 Show data context 23 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 33 Show data context 44 Show data context 54 Show data context
Smallpox 434 Show data context 170 Show data context 57 Show data context 56 Show data context 107 Show data context 85 Show data context 58 Show data context 31 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 858 Show data context 27 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
Measles 485 Show data context 29 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
Diptheria 96 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 2,413 Show data context 102 Show data context 22 Show data context 33 Show data context 35 Show data context 106 Show data context 195 Show data context 286 Show data context 472 Show data context 518 Show data context 303 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 39 Show data context 75 Show data context 115 Show data context 119 Show data context 88 Show data context 36 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 17 Show data context 56 Show data context 89 Show data context 64 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 189 Show data context 83 Show data context 65 Show data context 55 Show data context 70 Show data context 140 Show data context 124 Show data context 116 Show data context 91 Show data context 58 Show data context 27 Show data context
Other 6,582 Show data context 309 Show data context 152 Show data context 153 Show data context 140 Show data context 482 Show data context 725 Show data context 920 Show data context 1,290 Show data context 1,481 Show data context 1,312 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 163 Show data context 120 Show data context 152 Show data context 311 Show data context 384 Show data context 623 Show data context 502 Show data context 291 Show data context 145 Show data context 46 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 926 Show data context 158 Show data context 57 Show data context 35 Show data context 22 Show data context 25 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 63 Show data context 72 Show data context 58 Show data context 82 Show data context 62 Show data context 91 Show data context 76 Show data context 32 Show data context 29 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 552 Show data context 251 Show data context 39 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 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 1,430 Show data context 21 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context 21 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 38 Show data context 31 Show data context
Smallpox 46 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 26 Show data context 20 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Whooping Cough 682 Show data context 22 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
Measles 1,013 Show data context 103 Show data context 5 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 92 Show data context 43 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,346 Show data context 182 Show data context 59 Show data context 61 Show data context 73 Show data context 204 Show data context 277 Show data context 432 Show data context 672 Show data context 707 Show data context 424 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 42 Show data context 109 Show data context 195 Show data context 231 Show data context 152 Show data context 42 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 22 Show data context 62 Show data context 145 Show data context 88 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 250 Show data context 202 Show data context 96 Show data context 69 Show data context 71 Show data context 126 Show data context 137 Show data context 131 Show data context 102 Show data context 87 Show data context 34 Show data context
Other 6,977 Show data context 364 Show data context 228 Show data context 215 Show data context 205 Show data context 506 Show data context 844 Show data context 1,014 Show data context 1,499 Show data context 1,762 Show data context 1,518 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 146 Show data context 107 Show data context 127 Show data context 292 Show data context 370 Show data context 659 Show data context 563 Show data context 343 Show data context 167 Show data context 47 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 1,124 Show data context 178 Show data context 84 Show data context 62 Show data context 38 Show data context 54 Show data context 32 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 69 Show data context 76 Show data context 110 Show data context 139 Show data context 139 Show data context 194 Show data context 122 Show data context 61 Show data context 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 199 Show data context 100 Show data context 26 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,972 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 18 Show data context 11 Show data context 29 Show data context 43 Show data context 33 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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 721 Show data context 21 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 1,017 Show data context 79 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 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
Diptheria 84 Show data context 27 Show data context 5 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
Lungs 3,700 Show data context 179 Show data context 38 Show data context 59 Show data context 70 Show data context 186 Show data context 354 Show data context 475 Show data context 710 Show data context 757 Show data context 448 Show data context
Cancer 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 49 Show data context 156 Show data context 295 Show data context 379 Show data context 247 Show data context 65 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 23 Show data context 54 Show data context 128 Show data context 88 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 307 Show data context 79 Show data context 51 Show data context 71 Show data context 66 Show data context 146 Show data context 145 Show data context 183 Show data context 137 Show data context 77 Show data context 46 Show data context
Other 7,630 Show data context 331 Show data context 218 Show data context 219 Show data context 238 Show data context 603 Show data context 931 Show data context 1,258 Show data context 1,745 Show data context 2,056 Show data context 1,780 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 114 Show data context 82 Show data context 96 Show data context 226 Show data context 307 Show data context 649 Show data context 518 Show data context 345 Show data context 145 Show data context 35 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 897 Show data context 157 Show data context 99 Show data context 59 Show data context 55 Show data context 61 Show data context 50 Show data context 26 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 14 Show data context 27 Show data context 30 Show data context 40 Show data context 48 Show data context 70 Show data context 42 Show data context 27 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 138 Show data context 71 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,602 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 25 Show data context 22 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 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 784 Show data context 20 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 973 Show data context 47 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 220 Show data context 93 Show data context 12 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 3,428 Show data context 126 Show data context 42 Show data context 52 Show data context 109 Show data context 252 Show data context 348 Show data context 468 Show data context 804 Show data context 877 Show data context 463 Show data context
Cancer 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 62 Show data context 171 Show data context 333 Show data context 443 Show data context 324 Show data context 113 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context 40 Show data context 99 Show data context 56 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 298 Show data context 86 Show data context 46 Show data context 88 Show data context 89 Show data context 152 Show data context 147 Show data context 159 Show data context 141 Show data context 84 Show data context 55 Show data context
Other 7,112 Show data context 302 Show data context 229 Show data context 253 Show data context 235 Show data context 576 Show data context 960 Show data context 1,480 Show data context 1,936 Show data context 2,388 Show data context 2,116 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, Sunderland 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/10154765/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 26th April 2024