Decennial Cause of Death by Age

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

No chart.

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 174 Show data context 46 Show data context 88 Show data context 280 Show data context 366 Show data context 476 Show data context 277 Show data context 159 Show data context 100 Show data context 36 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 258 Show data context 54 Show data context 25 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 138 Show data context 117 Show data context 67 Show data context 79 Show data context 54 Show data context 80 Show data context 52 Show data context 34 Show data context 30 Show data context 18 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 366 Show data context 131 Show data context 24 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 446 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 26 Show data context 16 Show data context 37 Show data context 31 Show data context
Smallpox 202 Show data context 38 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 261 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 0 Show data context
Measles 309 Show data context 19 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 52 Show data context 20 Show data context 3 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
Lungs 1,292 Show data context 59 Show data context 16 Show data context 28 Show data context 31 Show data context 51 Show data context 52 Show data context 73 Show data context 141 Show data context 168 Show data context 99 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 17 Show data context 41 Show data context 51 Show data context 40 Show data context 17 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 28 Show data context 74 Show data context 42 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 152 Show data context 46 Show data context 43 Show data context 30 Show data context 37 Show data context 46 Show data context 51 Show data context 39 Show data context 40 Show data context 25 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 3,762 Show data context 127 Show data context 94 Show data context 93 Show data context 112 Show data context 170 Show data context 259 Show data context 354 Show data context 622 Show data context 991 Show data context 1,227 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 150 Show data context 58 Show data context 77 Show data context 265 Show data context 331 Show data context 463 Show data context 282 Show data context 168 Show data context 114 Show data context 39 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 345 Show data context 36 Show data context 23 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 130 Show data context 74 Show data context 82 Show data context 86 Show data context 63 Show data context 72 Show data context 36 Show data context 38 Show data context 32 Show data context 28 Show data context 12 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 535 Show data context 201 Show data context 32 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 558 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 24 Show data context 26 Show data context 34 Show data context
Smallpox 40 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 323 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 0 Show data context
Measles 360 Show data context 32 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 90 Show data context 18 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,493 Show data context 57 Show data context 22 Show data context 25 Show data context 26 Show data context 38 Show data context 76 Show data context 95 Show data context 206 Show data context 242 Show data context 174 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 34 Show data context 53 Show data context 65 Show data context 42 Show data context 20 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 21 Show data context 56 Show data context 41 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 136 Show data context 41 Show data context 51 Show data context 43 Show data context 41 Show data context 40 Show data context 43 Show data context 40 Show data context 53 Show data context 34 Show data context 21 Show data context
Other 4,015 Show data context 135 Show data context 85 Show data context 93 Show data context 88 Show data context 200 Show data context 260 Show data context 396 Show data context 690 Show data context 1,030 Show data context 1,288 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 172 Show data context 43 Show data context 72 Show data context 204 Show data context 294 Show data context 458 Show data context 283 Show data context 179 Show data context 105 Show data context 34 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other TB 708 Show data context 53 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 116 Show data context 77 Show data context 80 Show data context 98 Show data context 69 Show data context 70 Show data context 44 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 524 Show data context 202 Show data context 34 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 983 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 28 Show data context 42 Show data context 41 Show data context
Smallpox 120 Show data context 49 Show data context 29 Show data context 30 Show data context 35 Show data context 28 Show data context 21 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 429 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
Measles 401 Show data context 20 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 40 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 1,996 Show data context 65 Show data context 20 Show data context 23 Show data context 32 Show data context 85 Show data context 117 Show data context 123 Show data context 264 Show data context 432 Show data context 284 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 21 Show data context 61 Show data context 91 Show data context 104 Show data context 81 Show data context 35 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 15 Show data context 43 Show data context 74 Show data context 55 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 156 Show data context 58 Show data context 44 Show data context 45 Show data context 38 Show data context 75 Show data context 61 Show data context 73 Show data context 48 Show data context 40 Show data context 35 Show data context
Other 5,070 Show data context 179 Show data context 111 Show data context 102 Show data context 93 Show data context 281 Show data context 413 Show data context 517 Show data context 788 Show data context 1,275 Show data context 1,516 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 71 Show data context 54 Show data context 84 Show data context 219 Show data context 275 Show data context 446 Show data context 280 Show data context 174 Show data context 102 Show data context 33 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other TB 830 Show data context 92 Show data context 37 Show data context 26 Show data context 24 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 55 Show data context 48 Show data context 35 Show data context 57 Show data context 56 Show data context 57 Show data context 30 Show data context 30 Show data context 15 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 360 Show data context 162 Show data context 28 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,162 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 22 Show data context 41 Show data context 49 Show data context
Smallpox 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 640 Show data context 13 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 570 Show data context 42 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 139 Show data context 80 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 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
Lungs 2,712 Show data context 123 Show data context 31 Show data context 34 Show data context 44 Show data context 122 Show data context 119 Show data context 174 Show data context 336 Show data context 499 Show data context 364 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 21 Show data context 76 Show data context 141 Show data context 181 Show data context 129 Show data context 48 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 24 Show data context 62 Show data context 128 Show data context 63 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 180 Show data context 60 Show data context 42 Show data context 52 Show data context 42 Show data context 76 Show data context 73 Show data context 67 Show data context 50 Show data context 52 Show data context 46 Show data context
Other 5,799 Show data context 215 Show data context 147 Show data context 135 Show data context 124 Show data context 326 Show data context 473 Show data context 648 Show data context 996 Show data context 1,532 Show data context 1,617 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 74 Show data context 28 Show data context 73 Show data context 177 Show data context 209 Show data context 413 Show data context 276 Show data context 144 Show data context 106 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 723 Show data context 81 Show data context 59 Show data context 32 Show data context 22 Show data context 29 Show data context 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 39 Show data context 50 Show data context 43 Show data context 77 Show data context 86 Show data context 103 Show data context 62 Show data context 37 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 325 Show data context 160 Show data context 32 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 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 1,211 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 24 Show data context 45 Show data context 53 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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
Whooping Cough 631 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 725 Show data context 37 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 124 Show data context 60 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,895 Show data context 112 Show data context 24 Show data context 39 Show data context 41 Show data context 103 Show data context 143 Show data context 214 Show data context 422 Show data context 592 Show data context 560 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 30 Show data context 99 Show data context 176 Show data context 288 Show data context 250 Show data context 71 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 73 Show data context 127 Show data context 101 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 200 Show data context 46 Show data context 50 Show data context 67 Show data context 42 Show data context 108 Show data context 88 Show data context 90 Show data context 89 Show data context 68 Show data context 62 Show data context
Other 6,378 Show data context 193 Show data context 173 Show data context 177 Show data context 165 Show data context 371 Show data context 555 Show data context 812 Show data context 1,167 Show data context 1,787 Show data context 1,819 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 58 Show data context 26 Show data context 43 Show data context 123 Show data context 178 Show data context 327 Show data context 213 Show data context 150 Show data context 68 Show data context 32 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 500 Show data context 59 Show data context 34 Show data context 33 Show data context 22 Show data context 43 Show data context 23 Show data context 16 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 16 Show data context 21 Show data context 24 Show data context 39 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 61 Show data context 22 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 934 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 15 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 474 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
Measles 586 Show data context 33 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 154 Show data context 122 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,045 Show data context 70 Show data context 23 Show data context 39 Show data context 54 Show data context 97 Show data context 129 Show data context 191 Show data context 316 Show data context 506 Show data context 476 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 27 Show data context 85 Show data context 221 Show data context 303 Show data context 244 Show data context 109 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 31 Show data context 98 Show data context 79 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 156 Show data context 52 Show data context 22 Show data context 56 Show data context 57 Show data context 110 Show data context 118 Show data context 105 Show data context 84 Show data context 51 Show data context 47 Show data context
Other 4,915 Show data context 186 Show data context 103 Show data context 112 Show data context 126 Show data context 295 Show data context 451 Show data context 722 Show data context 1,112 Show data context 1,526 Show data context 1,638 Show data context
Date: Source:
1851 - 1910 Registrar General, Decennial Supplement (HM Stationery Office) ,

This website exists to help people doing personal research projects on particular areas within a locality. So long as you are using our data for only a small number of units, you are not making money out of what you are doing, and you are not systematically re-publishing our data, you do not need to request permission from us, but you do need to acknowledge us as your source with the wording:

"This work is based on data provided through www.VisionofBritain.org.uk and uses historical material which is copyright of the Great Britain Historical GIS Project and the University of Portsmouth".

Where the above statement is included in a web page or similar online resource, the reference to "www.VisionofBritain.org.uk" must be a working hyperlink.

nCube definition


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, Basford 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/10030122/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 29th April 2024