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 53 Show data context 14 Show data context 24 Show data context 68 Show data context 72 Show data context 106 Show data context 72 Show data context 56 Show data context 29 Show data context 18 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 107 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 58 Show data context 40 Show data context 42 Show data context 42 Show data context 25 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 16 Show data context 5 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 70 Show data context 22 Show data context 6 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 172 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 89 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 59 Show data context 4 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
Diptheria 7 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 245 Show data context 23 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 17 Show data context 24 Show data context 31 Show data context 45 Show data context 32 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 55 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 1,245 Show data context 55 Show data context 35 Show data context 33 Show data context 29 Show data context 60 Show data context 93 Show data context 98 Show data context 179 Show data context 278 Show data context 471 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 61 Show data context 18 Show data context 31 Show data context 51 Show data context 74 Show data context 121 Show data context 63 Show data context 55 Show data context 26 Show data context 15 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 84 Show data context 17 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 22 Show data context 25 Show data context 27 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 21 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 60 Show data context 26 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 118 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 15 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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
Whooping Cough 93 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 55 Show data context 4 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 19 Show data context 17 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 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
Lungs 233 Show data context 18 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 49 Show data context 72 Show data context 74 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 25 Show data context 32 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 46 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 25 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 1,065 Show data context 31 Show data context 18 Show data context 36 Show data context 14 Show data context 58 Show data context 80 Show data context 111 Show data context 170 Show data context 299 Show data context 479 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 41 Show data context 22 Show data context 29 Show data context 54 Show data context 55 Show data context 93 Show data context 85 Show data context 47 Show data context 36 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 134 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 24 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 49 Show data context 19 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 92 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 12 Show data context 20 Show data context
Smallpox 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 120 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 37 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 9 Show data context 8 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 218 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context 51 Show data context 65 Show data context 105 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 31 Show data context 38 Show data context 38 Show data context 8 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 38 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 808 Show data context 23 Show data context 16 Show data context 27 Show data context 16 Show data context 52 Show data context 75 Show data context 96 Show data context 218 Show data context 322 Show data context 585 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 27 Show data context 8 Show data context 17 Show data context 45 Show data context 58 Show data context 67 Show data context 73 Show data context 27 Show data context 39 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 89 Show data context 19 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 18 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 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
Gastro-intestinal 30 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context
Smallpox 1 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 110 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 0 Show data context
Measles 39 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 22 Show data context 19 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 221 Show data context 22 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 47 Show data context 70 Show data context 82 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 53 Show data context 44 Show data context 34 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 642 Show data context 21 Show data context 24 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 47 Show data context 72 Show data context 105 Show data context 174 Show data context 392 Show data context 507 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 16 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 43 Show data context 46 Show data context 71 Show data context 44 Show data context 25 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 53 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 7 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 23 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 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 46 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 19 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
Diptheria 7 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 159 Show data context 16 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 26 Show data context 35 Show data context 82 Show data context 108 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 31 Show data context 46 Show data context 70 Show data context 37 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 26 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context
Other 448 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 18 Show data context 22 Show data context 50 Show data context 65 Show data context 87 Show data context 176 Show data context 341 Show data context 608 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 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 30 Show data context 63 Show data context 27 Show data context 25 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 33 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 20 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 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 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 54 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 14 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
Diptheria 5 Show data context 6 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 119 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 19 Show data context 49 Show data context 79 Show data context 114 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 20 Show data context 36 Show data context 60 Show data context 76 Show data context 47 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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
Violence 18 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 353 Show data context 21 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 37 Show data context 49 Show data context 87 Show data context 159 Show data context 316 Show data context 642 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, Ely 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/10155137/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 26th May 2024