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 392 Show data context 116 Show data context 141 Show data context 360 Show data context 477 Show data context 888 Show data context 691 Show data context 399 Show data context 191 Show data context 43 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other TB 1,063 Show data context 81 Show data context 32 Show data context 32 Show data context 17 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 498 Show data context 258 Show data context 106 Show data context 123 Show data context 109 Show data context 123 Show data context 86 Show data context 73 Show data context 84 Show data context 52 Show data context 31 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,026 Show data context 356 Show data context 34 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,951 Show data context 36 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 25 Show data context 57 Show data context 65 Show data context 74 Show data context 109 Show data context 141 Show data context 69 Show data context
Smallpox 560 Show data context 152 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 22 Show data context 28 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 843 Show data context 29 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
Measles 699 Show data context 48 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 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
Diptheria 160 Show data context 57 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 2,686 Show data context 115 Show data context 25 Show data context 48 Show data context 61 Show data context 172 Show data context 257 Show data context 476 Show data context 617 Show data context 594 Show data context 219 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 17 Show data context 79 Show data context 88 Show data context 86 Show data context 64 Show data context 20 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 60 Show data context 104 Show data context 71 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 205 Show data context 86 Show data context 52 Show data context 58 Show data context 56 Show data context 106 Show data context 78 Show data context 89 Show data context 70 Show data context 44 Show data context 31 Show data context
Other 6,847 Show data context 304 Show data context 204 Show data context 199 Show data context 199 Show data context 492 Show data context 659 Show data context 876 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 1,239 Show data context 1,018 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 306 Show data context 121 Show data context 118 Show data context 369 Show data context 480 Show data context 1,023 Show data context 828 Show data context 474 Show data context 201 Show data context 45 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other TB 1,121 Show data context 95 Show data context 52 Show data context 26 Show data context 11 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 546 Show data context 282 Show data context 161 Show data context 182 Show data context 148 Show data context 221 Show data context 166 Show data context 130 Show data context 110 Show data context 68 Show data context 15 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,372 Show data context 575 Show data context 83 Show data context 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,720 Show data context 30 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 33 Show data context 31 Show data context 41 Show data context 65 Show data context 80 Show data context 52 Show data context
Smallpox 718 Show data context 133 Show data context 16 Show data context 21 Show data context 29 Show data context 45 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,107 Show data context 43 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
Measles 927 Show data context 68 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
Diptheria 198 Show data context 60 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 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
Lungs 4,047 Show data context 188 Show data context 48 Show data context 64 Show data context 90 Show data context 255 Show data context 469 Show data context 605 Show data context 834 Show data context 757 Show data context 274 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 35 Show data context 78 Show data context 146 Show data context 100 Show data context 67 Show data context 20 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 20 Show data context 62 Show data context 123 Show data context 75 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 363 Show data context 139 Show data context 91 Show data context 67 Show data context 97 Show data context 178 Show data context 171 Show data context 133 Show data context 103 Show data context 68 Show data context 27 Show data context
Other 8,233 Show data context 397 Show data context 218 Show data context 255 Show data context 252 Show data context 692 Show data context 1,001 Show data context 1,217 Show data context 1,476 Show data context 1,589 Show data context 1,244 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 214 Show data context 103 Show data context 133 Show data context 373 Show data context 478 Show data context 1,066 Show data context 917 Show data context 589 Show data context 279 Show data context 51 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 1,437 Show data context 124 Show data context 48 Show data context 30 Show data context 22 Show data context 31 Show data context 28 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 378 Show data context 184 Show data context 91 Show data context 113 Show data context 115 Show data context 201 Show data context 206 Show data context 149 Show data context 101 Show data context 44 Show data context 5 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,815 Show data context 597 Show data context 98 Show data context 31 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,888 Show data context 22 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 18 Show data context 32 Show data context 45 Show data context 71 Show data context 87 Show data context 49 Show data context
Smallpox 433 Show data context 143 Show data context 29 Show data context 46 Show data context 72 Show data context 111 Show data context 44 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,331 Show data context 44 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 0 Show data context
Measles 779 Show data context 47 Show data context 0 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 86 Show data context 30 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 5,116 Show data context 212 Show data context 60 Show data context 83 Show data context 105 Show data context 372 Show data context 606 Show data context 931 Show data context 1,177 Show data context 1,010 Show data context 413 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 47 Show data context 131 Show data context 174 Show data context 173 Show data context 88 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 28 Show data context 98 Show data context 126 Show data context 96 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 331 Show data context 126 Show data context 69 Show data context 78 Show data context 84 Show data context 182 Show data context 150 Show data context 146 Show data context 118 Show data context 66 Show data context 34 Show data context
Other 8,725 Show data context 461 Show data context 252 Show data context 298 Show data context 273 Show data context 814 Show data context 1,251 Show data context 1,390 Show data context 1,687 Show data context 1,948 Show data context 1,192 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 147 Show data context 91 Show data context 147 Show data context 288 Show data context 387 Show data context 936 Show data context 919 Show data context 565 Show data context 291 Show data context 73 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other TB 1,545 Show data context 132 Show data context 62 Show data context 33 Show data context 14 Show data context 34 Show data context 30 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 65 Show data context 66 Show data context 47 Show data context 57 Show data context 48 Show data context 85 Show data context 70 Show data context 66 Show data context 22 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 954 Show data context 511 Show data context 100 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,164 Show data context 25 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 18 Show data context 17 Show data context 46 Show data context 73 Show data context 64 Show data context
Smallpox 125 Show data context 49 Show data context 48 Show data context 80 Show data context 89 Show data context 102 Show data context 59 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,071 Show data context 34 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 1,005 Show data context 58 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 79 Show data context 50 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 5,116 Show data context 279 Show data context 54 Show data context 104 Show data context 115 Show data context 372 Show data context 679 Show data context 989 Show data context 1,310 Show data context 1,240 Show data context 484 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 46 Show data context 161 Show data context 287 Show data context 284 Show data context 141 Show data context 36 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 35 Show data context 63 Show data context 171 Show data context 99 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 352 Show data context 101 Show data context 49 Show data context 65 Show data context 69 Show data context 177 Show data context 192 Show data context 172 Show data context 155 Show data context 86 Show data context 47 Show data context
Other 8,574 Show data context 373 Show data context 310 Show data context 286 Show data context 279 Show data context 754 Show data context 1,272 Show data context 1,680 Show data context 2,102 Show data context 2,087 Show data context 1,362 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 116 Show data context 54 Show data context 74 Show data context 215 Show data context 281 Show data context 674 Show data context 789 Show data context 615 Show data context 321 Show data context 85 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 1,571 Show data context 137 Show data context 67 Show data context 49 Show data context 39 Show data context 42 Show data context 35 Show data context 33 Show data context 20 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 49 Show data context 71 Show data context 90 Show data context 130 Show data context 127 Show data context 170 Show data context 100 Show data context 55 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 336 Show data context 129 Show data context 25 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 3,220 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 15 Show data context 25 Show data context 65 Show data context 75 Show data context 65 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,182 Show data context 38 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 1,314 Show data context 53 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 620 Show data context 259 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 5,123 Show data context 223 Show data context 67 Show data context 86 Show data context 104 Show data context 333 Show data context 611 Show data context 929 Show data context 1,325 Show data context 1,245 Show data context 564 Show data context
Cancer 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 15 Show data context 83 Show data context 205 Show data context 406 Show data context 433 Show data context 250 Show data context 62 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 23 Show data context 95 Show data context 204 Show data context 132 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 425 Show data context 142 Show data context 64 Show data context 75 Show data context 71 Show data context 182 Show data context 210 Show data context 208 Show data context 184 Show data context 118 Show data context 48 Show data context
Other 9,870 Show data context 291 Show data context 245 Show data context 333 Show data context 347 Show data context 870 Show data context 1,481 Show data context 2,016 Show data context 2,368 Show data context 2,396 Show data context 1,523 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 102 Show data context 43 Show data context 72 Show data context 157 Show data context 226 Show data context 594 Show data context 751 Show data context 666 Show data context 376 Show data context 85 Show data context 15 Show data context
Other TB 1,023 Show data context 169 Show data context 78 Show data context 54 Show data context 39 Show data context 64 Show data context 57 Show data context 39 Show data context 23 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 35 Show data context 33 Show data context 42 Show data context 56 Show data context 31 Show data context 32 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 103 Show data context 62 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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 3,494 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 35 Show data context 43 Show data context 31 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 1,026 Show data context 22 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 1,525 Show data context 72 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 327 Show data context 129 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,371 Show data context 159 Show data context 57 Show data context 74 Show data context 95 Show data context 316 Show data context 451 Show data context 618 Show data context 1,038 Show data context 1,118 Show data context 617 Show data context
Cancer 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 88 Show data context 289 Show data context 582 Show data context 672 Show data context 435 Show data context 111 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 23 Show data context 72 Show data context 186 Show data context 127 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 504 Show data context 151 Show data context 60 Show data context 87 Show data context 93 Show data context 175 Show data context 241 Show data context 241 Show data context 208 Show data context 111 Show data context 73 Show data context
Other 9,231 Show data context 373 Show data context 269 Show data context 324 Show data context 320 Show data context 873 Show data context 1,435 Show data context 2,179 Show data context 2,876 Show data context 3,165 Show data context 2,050 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, Sheffield 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/10075567/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 18th May 2024