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 135 Show data context 74 Show data context 128 Show data context 344 Show data context 451 Show data context 768 Show data context 598 Show data context 317 Show data context 155 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 1,263 Show data context 113 Show data context 59 Show data context 37 Show data context 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 166 Show data context 138 Show data context 115 Show data context 112 Show data context 126 Show data context 174 Show data context 121 Show data context 86 Show data context 62 Show data context 62 Show data context 27 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 741 Show data context 257 Show data context 43 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,859 Show data context 41 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 50 Show data context 48 Show data context 77 Show data context 104 Show data context 152 Show data context 99 Show data context
Smallpox 192 Show data context 25 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 753 Show data context 25 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 696 Show data context 37 Show data context 5 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
Diptheria 42 Show data context 7 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,462 Show data context 109 Show data context 36 Show data context 59 Show data context 82 Show data context 258 Show data context 365 Show data context 527 Show data context 691 Show data context 715 Show data context 406 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 17 Show data context 59 Show data context 106 Show data context 98 Show data context 50 Show data context 16 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 38 Show data context 97 Show data context 47 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 233 Show data context 89 Show data context 58 Show data context 51 Show data context 62 Show data context 110 Show data context 101 Show data context 107 Show data context 76 Show data context 49 Show data context 22 Show data context
Other 6,060 Show data context 285 Show data context 175 Show data context 186 Show data context 239 Show data context 558 Show data context 700 Show data context 860 Show data context 1,112 Show data context 1,016 Show data context 849 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 97 Show data context 57 Show data context 123 Show data context 385 Show data context 533 Show data context 913 Show data context 698 Show data context 391 Show data context 160 Show data context 38 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 1,271 Show data context 114 Show data context 56 Show data context 27 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 252 Show data context 177 Show data context 132 Show data context 151 Show data context 166 Show data context 263 Show data context 239 Show data context 175 Show data context 144 Show data context 78 Show data context 30 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,109 Show data context 404 Show data context 60 Show data context 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 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 2,659 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 33 Show data context 30 Show data context 40 Show data context 71 Show data context 87 Show data context 73 Show data context
Smallpox 99 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 752 Show data context 27 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 738 Show data context 35 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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 107 Show data context 32 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,315 Show data context 129 Show data context 38 Show data context 58 Show data context 93 Show data context 317 Show data context 480 Show data context 710 Show data context 996 Show data context 942 Show data context 492 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 21 Show data context 107 Show data context 151 Show data context 134 Show data context 77 Show data context 22 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 17 Show data context 58 Show data context 111 Show data context 75 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 262 Show data context 92 Show data context 64 Show data context 60 Show data context 85 Show data context 173 Show data context 152 Show data context 120 Show data context 96 Show data context 72 Show data context 27 Show data context
Other 7,622 Show data context 346 Show data context 193 Show data context 194 Show data context 271 Show data context 744 Show data context 883 Show data context 1,204 Show data context 1,455 Show data context 1,453 Show data context 1,044 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 110 Show data context 108 Show data context 161 Show data context 422 Show data context 511 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 947 Show data context 606 Show data context 262 Show data context 56 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 1,342 Show data context 108 Show data context 48 Show data context 30 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 140 Show data context 129 Show data context 99 Show data context 151 Show data context 162 Show data context 223 Show data context 131 Show data context 80 Show data context 41 Show data context 21 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,287 Show data context 492 Show data context 86 Show data context 27 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,942 Show data context 17 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 24 Show data context 44 Show data context 71 Show data context 94 Show data context 58 Show data context
Smallpox 63 Show data context 51 Show data context 18 Show data context 33 Show data context 53 Show data context 77 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,124 Show data context 21 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
Measles 679 Show data context 48 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 60 Show data context 42 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,102 Show data context 142 Show data context 56 Show data context 57 Show data context 111 Show data context 330 Show data context 544 Show data context 804 Show data context 1,106 Show data context 1,091 Show data context 509 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 58 Show data context 163 Show data context 256 Show data context 236 Show data context 123 Show data context 45 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 15 Show data context 66 Show data context 159 Show data context 72 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 355 Show data context 119 Show data context 45 Show data context 55 Show data context 105 Show data context 160 Show data context 177 Show data context 190 Show data context 130 Show data context 100 Show data context 42 Show data context
Other 9,071 Show data context 417 Show data context 264 Show data context 289 Show data context 319 Show data context 870 Show data context 1,306 Show data context 1,563 Show data context 2,057 Show data context 2,215 Show data context 1,533 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 105 Show data context 87 Show data context 122 Show data context 395 Show data context 516 Show data context 966 Show data context 902 Show data context 585 Show data context 294 Show data context 88 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other TB 1,286 Show data context 185 Show data context 96 Show data context 56 Show data context 34 Show data context 49 Show data context 32 Show data context 24 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 61 Show data context 82 Show data context 75 Show data context 129 Show data context 95 Show data context 115 Show data context 64 Show data context 48 Show data context 27 Show data context 15 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 771 Show data context 382 Show data context 70 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 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 2,051 Show data context 23 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 46 Show data context 67 Show data context 46 Show data context
Smallpox 14 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 17 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,103 Show data context 36 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 903 Show data context 63 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 86 Show data context 56 Show data context 16 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,351 Show data context 268 Show data context 66 Show data context 100 Show data context 129 Show data context 379 Show data context 550 Show data context 941 Show data context 1,229 Show data context 1,242 Show data context 603 Show data context
Cancer 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 19 Show data context 53 Show data context 203 Show data context 340 Show data context 372 Show data context 226 Show data context 52 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 73 Show data context 171 Show data context 92 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 418 Show data context 107 Show data context 52 Show data context 73 Show data context 68 Show data context 163 Show data context 185 Show data context 203 Show data context 204 Show data context 141 Show data context 63 Show data context
Other 8,149 Show data context 407 Show data context 280 Show data context 309 Show data context 335 Show data context 885 Show data context 1,421 Show data context 1,924 Show data context 2,500 Show data context 2,716 Show data context 1,795 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 122 Show data context 89 Show data context 116 Show data context 368 Show data context 441 Show data context 979 Show data context 908 Show data context 636 Show data context 384 Show data context 167 Show data context 29 Show data context
Other TB 1,397 Show data context 212 Show data context 94 Show data context 77 Show data context 55 Show data context 70 Show data context 54 Show data context 41 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 17 Show data context 30 Show data context 59 Show data context 90 Show data context 77 Show data context 119 Show data context 56 Show data context 42 Show data context 22 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 270 Show data context 129 Show data context 27 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 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 2,399 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 17 Show data context 28 Show data context 49 Show data context 40 Show data context
Smallpox 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 868 Show data context 29 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 1,191 Show data context 59 Show data context 2 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
Diptheria 356 Show data context 203 Show data context 24 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,710 Show data context 203 Show data context 46 Show data context 101 Show data context 119 Show data context 328 Show data context 528 Show data context 864 Show data context 1,240 Show data context 1,273 Show data context 669 Show data context
Cancer 16 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context 97 Show data context 327 Show data context 546 Show data context 592 Show data context 356 Show data context 105 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 79 Show data context 158 Show data context 111 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 425 Show data context 148 Show data context 68 Show data context 98 Show data context 92 Show data context 198 Show data context 233 Show data context 235 Show data context 199 Show data context 141 Show data context 91 Show data context
Other 8,870 Show data context 338 Show data context 303 Show data context 384 Show data context 389 Show data context 990 Show data context 1,490 Show data context 2,150 Show data context 2,823 Show data context 2,964 Show data context 2,084 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 141 Show data context 53 Show data context 97 Show data context 277 Show data context 373 Show data context 832 Show data context 852 Show data context 666 Show data context 389 Show data context 177 Show data context 42 Show data context
Other TB 1,086 Show data context 179 Show data context 117 Show data context 102 Show data context 47 Show data context 85 Show data context 74 Show data context 46 Show data context 44 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 10 Show data context 24 Show data context 38 Show data context 52 Show data context 57 Show data context 102 Show data context 63 Show data context 30 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 233 Show data context 117 Show data context 29 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 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 1,668 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 31 Show data context 37 Show data context 31 Show data context
Smallpox 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 754 Show data context 30 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 926 Show data context 48 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
Diptheria 338 Show data context 191 Show data context 26 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,453 Show data context 154 Show data context 45 Show data context 87 Show data context 118 Show data context 315 Show data context 468 Show data context 673 Show data context 1,036 Show data context 1,228 Show data context 752 Show data context
Cancer 18 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 18 Show data context 121 Show data context 383 Show data context 761 Show data context 883 Show data context 562 Show data context 181 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 13 Show data context 62 Show data context 147 Show data context 95 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 444 Show data context 100 Show data context 61 Show data context 76 Show data context 80 Show data context 179 Show data context 215 Show data context 224 Show data context 227 Show data context 170 Show data context 111 Show data context
Other 7,084 Show data context 306 Show data context 297 Show data context 353 Show data context 372 Show data context 967 Show data context 1,519 Show data context 2,237 Show data context 3,118 Show data context 3,427 Show data context 2,521 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, Leeds RegD/PLU/PLPar/PLPar through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 12th May 2024