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 267 Show data context 55 Show data context 54 Show data context 106 Show data context 198 Show data context 347 Show data context 268 Show data context 156 Show data context 81 Show data context 28 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 331 Show data context 43 Show data context 32 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 158 Show data context 88 Show data context 35 Show data context 43 Show data context 34 Show data context 57 Show data context 40 Show data context 38 Show data context 28 Show data context 26 Show data context 22 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 455 Show data context 163 Show data context 30 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 520 Show data context 18 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 29 Show data context 36 Show data context 29 Show data context 24 Show data context 30 Show data context 38 Show data context 46 Show data context
Smallpox 315 Show data context 55 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 307 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 382 Show data context 28 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 18 Show data context 5 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
Lungs 1,012 Show data context 28 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 17 Show data context 52 Show data context 79 Show data context 120 Show data context 204 Show data context 300 Show data context 211 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 35 Show data context 68 Show data context 73 Show data context 56 Show data context 24 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 22 Show data context 41 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 25 Show data context 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 25 Show data context 46 Show data context 44 Show data context 54 Show data context 37 Show data context 16 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 2,170 Show data context 118 Show data context 71 Show data context 78 Show data context 102 Show data context 244 Show data context 311 Show data context 375 Show data context 525 Show data context 694 Show data context 870 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 270 Show data context 55 Show data context 70 Show data context 171 Show data context 220 Show data context 427 Show data context 308 Show data context 227 Show data context 98 Show data context 29 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other TB 360 Show data context 42 Show data context 29 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 149 Show data context 78 Show data context 51 Show data context 43 Show data context 37 Show data context 55 Show data context 54 Show data context 26 Show data context 28 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 271 Show data context 96 Show data context 23 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 746 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 24 Show data context 30 Show data context 72 Show data context
Smallpox 114 Show data context 32 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 505 Show data context 17 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 0 Show data context
Measles 478 Show data context 21 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 31 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 1,059 Show data context 29 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 18 Show data context 56 Show data context 83 Show data context 149 Show data context 220 Show data context 346 Show data context 296 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 16 Show data context 41 Show data context 100 Show data context 79 Show data context 88 Show data context 34 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 33 Show data context 25 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 79 Show data context 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 30 Show data context 22 Show data context 64 Show data context 48 Show data context 45 Show data context 35 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context
Other 2,365 Show data context 124 Show data context 86 Show data context 85 Show data context 116 Show data context 306 Show data context 376 Show data context 495 Show data context 624 Show data context 851 Show data context 1,094 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 149 Show data context 45 Show data context 55 Show data context 169 Show data context 239 Show data context 391 Show data context 319 Show data context 221 Show data context 134 Show data context 85 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 569 Show data context 64 Show data context 40 Show data context 20 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 63 Show data context 52 Show data context 36 Show data context 39 Show data context 30 Show data context 34 Show data context 24 Show data context 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 129 Show data context 32 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 630 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 22 Show data context 23 Show data context 42 Show data context
Smallpox 87 Show data context 59 Show data context 23 Show data context 31 Show data context 20 Show data context 32 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 477 Show data context 23 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 758 Show data context 44 Show data context 2 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 97 Show data context 34 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 1,381 Show data context 36 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context 53 Show data context 108 Show data context 180 Show data context 280 Show data context 390 Show data context 374 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 17 Show data context 51 Show data context 132 Show data context 142 Show data context 138 Show data context 64 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 37 Show data context 28 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 90 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 24 Show data context 26 Show data context 56 Show data context 40 Show data context 58 Show data context 50 Show data context 38 Show data context 24 Show data context
Other 1,950 Show data context 128 Show data context 101 Show data context 95 Show data context 102 Show data context 264 Show data context 422 Show data context 574 Show data context 811 Show data context 951 Show data context 1,247 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 128 Show data context 34 Show data context 57 Show data context 139 Show data context 205 Show data context 408 Show data context 295 Show data context 225 Show data context 149 Show data context 49 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other TB 584 Show data context 64 Show data context 32 Show data context 17 Show data context 10 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 21 Show data context 28 Show data context 32 Show data context 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 27 Show data context 25 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 218 Show data context 113 Show data context 18 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 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 460 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 26 Show data context
Smallpox 3 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 390 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 378 Show data context 21 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 98 Show data context 25 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 1,683 Show data context 60 Show data context 19 Show data context 22 Show data context 31 Show data context 85 Show data context 132 Show data context 190 Show data context 314 Show data context 384 Show data context 356 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 23 Show data context 76 Show data context 159 Show data context 180 Show data context 170 Show data context 76 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 17 Show data context 41 Show data context 30 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 104 Show data context 26 Show data context 26 Show data context 33 Show data context 22 Show data context 45 Show data context 51 Show data context 64 Show data context 49 Show data context 49 Show data context 29 Show data context
Other 2,378 Show data context 115 Show data context 115 Show data context 102 Show data context 112 Show data context 240 Show data context 442 Show data context 673 Show data context 904 Show data context 1,356 Show data context 1,445 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 109 Show data context 26 Show data context 35 Show data context 127 Show data context 166 Show data context 450 Show data context 280 Show data context 192 Show data context 107 Show data context 39 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other TB 438 Show data context 50 Show data context 44 Show data context 41 Show data context 20 Show data context 29 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 17 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 78 Show data context 24 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 706 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 24 Show data context
Smallpox 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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
Whooping Cough 385 Show data context 6 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 506 Show data context 25 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 80 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,651 Show data context 48 Show data context 10 Show data context 24 Show data context 29 Show data context 100 Show data context 122 Show data context 198 Show data context 359 Show data context 472 Show data context 492 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 31 Show data context 84 Show data context 178 Show data context 256 Show data context 236 Show data context 112 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 24 Show data context 60 Show data context 23 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 113 Show data context 25 Show data context 30 Show data context 27 Show data context 28 Show data context 59 Show data context 58 Show data context 64 Show data context 51 Show data context 45 Show data context 34 Show data context
Other 2,920 Show data context 112 Show data context 102 Show data context 146 Show data context 117 Show data context 376 Show data context 539 Show data context 743 Show data context 1,072 Show data context 1,547 Show data context 1,781 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 45 Show data context 20 Show data context 45 Show data context 137 Show data context 196 Show data context 368 Show data context 323 Show data context 201 Show data context 102 Show data context 46 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 271 Show data context 56 Show data context 47 Show data context 42 Show data context 45 Show data context 50 Show data context 25 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 24 Show data context 25 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 64 Show data context 35 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 638 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 26 Show data context 24 Show data context
Smallpox 2 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 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 273 Show data context 9 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 323 Show data context 18 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
Diptheria 103 Show data context 42 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,315 Show data context 56 Show data context 23 Show data context 32 Show data context 34 Show data context 106 Show data context 182 Show data context 193 Show data context 349 Show data context 532 Show data context 503 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 21 Show data context 128 Show data context 252 Show data context 314 Show data context 291 Show data context 161 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 22 Show data context 60 Show data context 33 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 129 Show data context 25 Show data context 15 Show data context 20 Show data context 32 Show data context 52 Show data context 68 Show data context 68 Show data context 70 Show data context 34 Show data context 54 Show data context
Other 2,682 Show data context 145 Show data context 104 Show data context 111 Show data context 122 Show data context 386 Show data context 641 Show data context 839 Show data context 1,147 Show data context 1,673 Show data context 2,102 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, Plymouth 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/10063164/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 17th May 2024