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 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 45 Show data context 43 Show data context 75 Show data context 60 Show data context 33 Show data context 26 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 50 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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
Typhus & Typhoid 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 81 Show data context 38 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 74 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 31 Show data context 8 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 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 40 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 59 Show data context 6 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 18 Show data context 16 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
Lungs 135 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context 20 Show data context 30 Show data context 56 Show data context 72 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other 487 Show data context 28 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 52 Show data context 59 Show data context 77 Show data context 143 Show data context 226 Show data context 321 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 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 41 Show data context 53 Show data context 75 Show data context 49 Show data context 29 Show data context 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 90 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 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 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 16 Show data context 25 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 97 Show data context 35 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 77 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context
Smallpox 17 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 55 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
Measles 38 Show data context 5 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
Diptheria 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 218 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context 23 Show data context 33 Show data context 81 Show data context 92 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other 560 Show data context 27 Show data context 15 Show data context 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 41 Show data context 76 Show data context 92 Show data context 149 Show data context 256 Show data context 344 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 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 27 Show data context 36 Show data context 58 Show data context 52 Show data context 26 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 201 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 72 Show data context 24 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 119 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context
Smallpox 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 55 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 78 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
Diptheria 10 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 262 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 24 Show data context 71 Show data context 103 Show data context 100 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 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 21 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 16 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 29 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 17 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other 506 Show data context 33 Show data context 20 Show data context 25 Show data context 30 Show data context 53 Show data context 62 Show data context 119 Show data context 156 Show data context 218 Show data context 299 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 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 29 Show data context 29 Show data context 54 Show data context 51 Show data context 30 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 56 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 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
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 18 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
Gastro-intestinal 80 Show data context 0 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 14 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 1 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 88 Show data context 7 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 12 Show data context 11 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
Lungs 339 Show data context 21 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 24 Show data context 61 Show data context 106 Show data context 81 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 20 Show data context 26 Show data context 28 Show data context 12 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 28 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 576 Show data context 35 Show data context 31 Show data context 25 Show data context 12 Show data context 48 Show data context 79 Show data context 98 Show data context 152 Show data context 270 Show data context 298 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 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 23 Show data context 25 Show data context 54 Show data context 33 Show data context 25 Show data context 18 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 56 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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
Scarlet Fever 18 Show data context 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 133 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 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 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 1 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 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 72 Show data context 11 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 19 Show data context 4 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
Lungs 304 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 27 Show data context 43 Show data context 70 Show data context 93 Show data context 97 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 15 Show data context 21 Show data context 47 Show data context 28 Show data context 14 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 21 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 22 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 16 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 640 Show data context 37 Show data context 34 Show data context 26 Show data context 28 Show data context 47 Show data context 69 Show data context 111 Show data context 202 Show data context 309 Show data context 340 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 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 29 Show data context 50 Show data context 40 Show data context 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 80 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 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
Scarlet Fever 33 Show data context 20 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
Gastro-intestinal 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 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 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 73 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 57 Show data context 3 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
Diptheria 30 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 230 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 18 Show data context 29 Show data context 57 Show data context 91 Show data context 111 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 15 Show data context 26 Show data context 43 Show data context 59 Show data context 27 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 29 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 25 Show data context 22 Show data context 18 Show data context 20 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other 673 Show data context 27 Show data context 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 45 Show data context 70 Show data context 117 Show data context 198 Show data context 310 Show data context 351 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, Tamworth 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/10005267/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 04th May 2024