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 103 Show data context 54 Show data context 69 Show data context 185 Show data context 244 Show data context 522 Show data context 461 Show data context 304 Show data context 123 Show data context 55 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 491 Show data context 56 Show data context 30 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 176 Show data context 92 Show data context 53 Show data context 59 Show data context 60 Show data context 59 Show data context 45 Show data context 21 Show data context 30 Show data context 34 Show data context 13 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 457 Show data context 153 Show data context 23 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 601 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 23 Show data context 26 Show data context 33 Show data context 41 Show data context 49 Show data context 47 Show data context
Smallpox 179 Show data context 37 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 358 Show data context 15 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 333 Show data context 25 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 33 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,329 Show data context 65 Show data context 21 Show data context 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 97 Show data context 139 Show data context 267 Show data context 372 Show data context 439 Show data context 378 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 22 Show data context 58 Show data context 84 Show data context 71 Show data context 65 Show data context 27 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 22 Show data context 37 Show data context 32 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 180 Show data context 107 Show data context 48 Show data context 53 Show data context 60 Show data context 115 Show data context 110 Show data context 106 Show data context 68 Show data context 58 Show data context 43 Show data context
Other 2,581 Show data context 148 Show data context 140 Show data context 142 Show data context 144 Show data context 343 Show data context 494 Show data context 587 Show data context 683 Show data context 815 Show data context 994 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 101 Show data context 36 Show data context 44 Show data context 150 Show data context 197 Show data context 467 Show data context 384 Show data context 277 Show data context 119 Show data context 49 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 406 Show data context 37 Show data context 22 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 124 Show data context 78 Show data context 62 Show data context 65 Show data context 59 Show data context 80 Show data context 55 Show data context 33 Show data context 26 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 555 Show data context 210 Show data context 29 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 556 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 23 Show data context 43 Show data context 61 Show data context
Smallpox 91 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 430 Show data context 16 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 446 Show data context 18 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 79 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,191 Show data context 57 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context 31 Show data context 100 Show data context 148 Show data context 278 Show data context 371 Show data context 504 Show data context 370 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 55 Show data context 94 Show data context 88 Show data context 56 Show data context 30 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 32 Show data context 25 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 177 Show data context 91 Show data context 55 Show data context 76 Show data context 65 Show data context 113 Show data context 128 Show data context 105 Show data context 69 Show data context 51 Show data context 53 Show data context
Other 2,789 Show data context 132 Show data context 115 Show data context 116 Show data context 137 Show data context 311 Show data context 462 Show data context 586 Show data context 701 Show data context 809 Show data context 961 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 51 Show data context 28 Show data context 50 Show data context 107 Show data context 169 Show data context 358 Show data context 361 Show data context 241 Show data context 104 Show data context 22 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 293 Show data context 56 Show data context 27 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 33 Show data context 32 Show data context 41 Show data context 33 Show data context 41 Show data context 44 Show data context 18 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 269 Show data context 82 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 482 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 29 Show data context
Smallpox 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 305 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 0 Show data context
Measles 220 Show data context 15 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
Diptheria 36 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,257 Show data context 51 Show data context 20 Show data context 25 Show data context 46 Show data context 99 Show data context 167 Show data context 271 Show data context 416 Show data context 469 Show data context 321 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 18 Show data context 53 Show data context 77 Show data context 98 Show data context 54 Show data context 22 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 19 Show data context 37 Show data context 32 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 162 Show data context 78 Show data context 54 Show data context 56 Show data context 59 Show data context 122 Show data context 124 Show data context 129 Show data context 91 Show data context 58 Show data context 44 Show data context
Other 2,479 Show data context 107 Show data context 108 Show data context 143 Show data context 121 Show data context 378 Show data context 539 Show data context 657 Show data context 738 Show data context 822 Show data context 827 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 37 Show data context 28 Show data context 27 Show data context 70 Show data context 160 Show data context 329 Show data context 284 Show data context 189 Show data context 84 Show data context 26 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 249 Show data context 63 Show data context 33 Show data context 16 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 23 Show data context 16 Show data context 28 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 172 Show data context 53 Show data context 14 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 259 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 255 Show data context 12 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 238 Show data context 16 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 69 Show data context 30 Show data context 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
Lungs 1,094 Show data context 58 Show data context 20 Show data context 24 Show data context 23 Show data context 97 Show data context 120 Show data context 176 Show data context 323 Show data context 397 Show data context 279 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 23 Show data context 64 Show data context 124 Show data context 116 Show data context 91 Show data context 32 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 30 Show data context 29 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 209 Show data context 72 Show data context 71 Show data context 57 Show data context 49 Show data context 126 Show data context 118 Show data context 104 Show data context 89 Show data context 56 Show data context 39 Show data context
Other 1,925 Show data context 152 Show data context 105 Show data context 108 Show data context 138 Show data context 328 Show data context 519 Show data context 604 Show data context 688 Show data context 788 Show data context 771 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 72 Show data context 28 Show data context 53 Show data context 135 Show data context 193 Show data context 401 Show data context 428 Show data context 270 Show data context 126 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 441 Show data context 110 Show data context 55 Show data context 35 Show data context 35 Show data context 45 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 17 Show data context 30 Show data context 40 Show data context 44 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 76 Show data context 23 Show data context 12 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 724 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 23 Show data context 29 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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 339 Show data context 15 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 439 Show data context 24 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 200 Show data context 63 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,641 Show data context 74 Show data context 23 Show data context 40 Show data context 56 Show data context 141 Show data context 230 Show data context 325 Show data context 515 Show data context 590 Show data context 559 Show data context
Cancer 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 53 Show data context 122 Show data context 260 Show data context 319 Show data context 270 Show data context 97 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 33 Show data context 94 Show data context 40 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 259 Show data context 94 Show data context 62 Show data context 60 Show data context 52 Show data context 133 Show data context 124 Show data context 139 Show data context 112 Show data context 101 Show data context 70 Show data context
Other 3,222 Show data context 171 Show data context 166 Show data context 240 Show data context 191 Show data context 502 Show data context 814 Show data context 1,027 Show data context 1,263 Show data context 1,364 Show data context 1,487 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 123 Show data context 39 Show data context 99 Show data context 351 Show data context 501 Show data context 1,009 Show data context 910 Show data context 646 Show data context 318 Show data context 84 Show data context 12 Show data context
Other TB 729 Show data context 154 Show data context 125 Show data context 112 Show data context 73 Show data context 101 Show data context 85 Show data context 46 Show data context 20 Show data context 15 Show data context 4 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 26 Show data context 36 Show data context 71 Show data context 37 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 194 Show data context 85 Show data context 23 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 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 1,251 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 18 Show data context 26 Show data context 40 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 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 983 Show data context 26 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 1,069 Show data context 46 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 515 Show data context 327 Show data context 49 Show data context 17 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 3,356 Show data context 131 Show data context 61 Show data context 72 Show data context 88 Show data context 235 Show data context 407 Show data context 618 Show data context 1,042 Show data context 1,496 Show data context 1,471 Show data context
Cancer 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 23 Show data context 103 Show data context 303 Show data context 639 Show data context 942 Show data context 817 Show data context 387 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 58 Show data context 180 Show data context 103 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 371 Show data context 112 Show data context 56 Show data context 78 Show data context 91 Show data context 179 Show data context 185 Show data context 218 Show data context 213 Show data context 141 Show data context 147 Show data context
Other 7,356 Show data context 376 Show data context 387 Show data context 444 Show data context 413 Show data context 1,025 Show data context 1,680 Show data context 2,389 Show data context 3,357 Show data context 4,554 Show data context 4,974 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, Bristol RegD/Inc through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10211293/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 24th April 2024