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 78 Show data context 17 Show data context 31 Show data context 118 Show data context 167 Show data context 330 Show data context 181 Show data context 150 Show data context 61 Show data context 18 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 198 Show data context 39 Show data context 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 98 Show data context 68 Show data context 39 Show data context 35 Show data context 41 Show data context 67 Show data context 27 Show data context 34 Show data context 20 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 150 Show data context 77 Show data context 21 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 289 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 26 Show data context 29 Show data context
Smallpox 66 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 112 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 100 Show data context 14 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 9 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
Lungs 530 Show data context 21 Show data context 7 Show data context 17 Show data context 23 Show data context 36 Show data context 65 Show data context 71 Show data context 118 Show data context 151 Show data context 104 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 23 Show data context 34 Show data context 55 Show data context 34 Show data context 10 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 24 Show data context 20 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 35 Show data context 23 Show data context 19 Show data context 21 Show data context 13 Show data context 23 Show data context 25 Show data context 26 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other 1,234 Show data context 76 Show data context 50 Show data context 78 Show data context 62 Show data context 187 Show data context 225 Show data context 352 Show data context 460 Show data context 716 Show data context 916 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 40 Show data context 18 Show data context 46 Show data context 88 Show data context 156 Show data context 299 Show data context 204 Show data context 171 Show data context 91 Show data context 29 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 203 Show data context 26 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 61 Show data context 50 Show data context 25 Show data context 33 Show data context 28 Show data context 26 Show data context 19 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 143 Show data context 84 Show data context 24 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 273 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 31 Show data context
Smallpox 20 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 147 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 182 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 36 Show data context 18 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 492 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 32 Show data context 38 Show data context 69 Show data context 105 Show data context 176 Show data context 121 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 23 Show data context 61 Show data context 68 Show data context 54 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 30 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 56 Show data context 17 Show data context 23 Show data context 25 Show data context 20 Show data context 40 Show data context 30 Show data context 38 Show data context 26 Show data context 26 Show data context 22 Show data context
Other 1,326 Show data context 90 Show data context 66 Show data context 68 Show data context 79 Show data context 179 Show data context 243 Show data context 389 Show data context 605 Show data context 906 Show data context 1,107 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 43 Show data context 14 Show data context 24 Show data context 81 Show data context 117 Show data context 242 Show data context 180 Show data context 158 Show data context 102 Show data context 32 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 200 Show data context 27 Show data context 20 Show data context 17 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 28 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 12 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 133 Show data context 56 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 263 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 21 Show data context 21 Show data context 52 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 128 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
Measles 103 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 25 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 546 Show data context 20 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 26 Show data context 34 Show data context 62 Show data context 111 Show data context 141 Show data context 248 Show data context 230 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 30 Show data context 66 Show data context 95 Show data context 92 Show data context 40 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 52 Show data context 28 Show data context 11 Show data context 26 Show data context 24 Show data context 33 Show data context 34 Show data context 42 Show data context 30 Show data context 30 Show data context 26 Show data context
Other 1,333 Show data context 64 Show data context 57 Show data context 61 Show data context 78 Show data context 185 Show data context 292 Show data context 450 Show data context 669 Show data context 1,004 Show data context 1,265 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 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 19 Show data context 54 Show data context 103 Show data context 212 Show data context 175 Show data context 131 Show data context 85 Show data context 30 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 212 Show data context 29 Show data context 18 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 27 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 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 171 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 26 Show data context 31 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 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 127 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 0 Show data context
Measles 144 Show data context 8 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 26 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 598 Show data context 33 Show data context 16 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 40 Show data context 78 Show data context 103 Show data context 164 Show data context 282 Show data context 325 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 25 Show data context 99 Show data context 123 Show data context 134 Show data context 60 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 30 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 18 Show data context 18 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 29 Show data context 33 Show data context 33 Show data context 32 Show data context 26 Show data context 24 Show data context
Other 1,175 Show data context 67 Show data context 57 Show data context 70 Show data context 70 Show data context 190 Show data context 307 Show data context 444 Show data context 737 Show data context 1,098 Show data context 1,311 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 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 29 Show data context 64 Show data context 81 Show data context 171 Show data context 134 Show data context 135 Show data context 80 Show data context 26 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 142 Show data context 23 Show data context 24 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 13 Show data context 9 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
Gastro-intestinal 172 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 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 15 Show data context 20 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 131 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 89 Show data context 10 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
Diptheria 37 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 446 Show data context 20 Show data context 10 Show data context 17 Show data context 21 Show data context 58 Show data context 89 Show data context 110 Show data context 181 Show data context 322 Show data context 372 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 46 Show data context 105 Show data context 155 Show data context 183 Show data context 78 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 23 Show data context 17 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 49 Show data context 27 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 33 Show data context 47 Show data context 42 Show data context 40 Show data context 35 Show data context 27 Show data context
Other 1,092 Show data context 48 Show data context 51 Show data context 74 Show data context 85 Show data context 203 Show data context 358 Show data context 516 Show data context 684 Show data context 1,129 Show data context 1,388 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 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 18 Show data context 37 Show data context 40 Show data context 153 Show data context 123 Show data context 112 Show data context 81 Show data context 42 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 58 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 22 Show data context 29 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 115 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 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 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 100 Show data context 4 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 53 Show data context 10 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 5 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
Lungs 300 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 14 Show data context 49 Show data context 65 Show data context 93 Show data context 129 Show data context 256 Show data context 336 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 45 Show data context 131 Show data context 163 Show data context 189 Show data context 118 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 16 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 37 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 34 Show data context 25 Show data context 46 Show data context 40 Show data context 41 Show data context 28 Show data context
Other 826 Show data context 56 Show data context 45 Show data context 58 Show data context 65 Show data context 180 Show data context 309 Show data context 486 Show data context 702 Show data context 1,176 Show data context 1,605 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, Warwick 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/10029715/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 02nd May 2024