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 4,831 Show data context 1,743 Show data context 1,764 Show data context 4,906 Show data context 8,262 Show data context 18,399 Show data context 16,806 Show data context 10,438 Show data context 4,910 Show data context 1,615 Show data context 323 Show data context
Other TB 23,552 Show data context 2,119 Show data context 701 Show data context 407 Show data context 306 Show data context 408 Show data context 274 Show data context 185 Show data context 149 Show data context 84 Show data context 38 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4,640 Show data context 2,630 Show data context 1,382 Show data context 1,711 Show data context 1,610 Show data context 2,363 Show data context 2,027 Show data context 1,868 Show data context 1,710 Show data context 1,306 Show data context 629 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 16,005 Show data context 6,190 Show data context 1,127 Show data context 319 Show data context 205 Show data context 235 Show data context 115 Show data context 66 Show data context 25 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 23,202 Show data context 1,479 Show data context 581 Show data context 556 Show data context 826 Show data context 2,164 Show data context 2,339 Show data context 2,084 Show data context 2,160 Show data context 2,164 Show data context 1,684 Show data context
Smallpox 4,260 Show data context 974 Show data context 233 Show data context 320 Show data context 496 Show data context 548 Show data context 192 Show data context 100 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context
Whooping Cough 21,510 Show data context 926 Show data context 36 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 12,734 Show data context 867 Show data context 72 Show data context 22 Show data context 25 Show data context 25 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 1,289 Show data context 410 Show data context 114 Show data context 47 Show data context 25 Show data context 47 Show data context 36 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context
Lungs 48,530 Show data context 1,946 Show data context 503 Show data context 760 Show data context 1,317 Show data context 3,316 Show data context 5,429 Show data context 8,584 Show data context 12,563 Show data context 13,289 Show data context 8,231 Show data context
Cancer 125 Show data context 37 Show data context 25 Show data context 63 Show data context 106 Show data context 693 Show data context 1,914 Show data context 2,796 Show data context 2,717 Show data context 1,780 Show data context 619 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 158 Show data context 729 Show data context 1,991 Show data context 1,302 Show data context 59 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 5,363 Show data context 1,243 Show data context 879 Show data context 1,062 Show data context 976 Show data context 2,052 Show data context 2,280 Show data context 2,010 Show data context 1,574 Show data context 1,021 Show data context 813 Show data context
Other 89,740 Show data context 5,147 Show data context 2,999 Show data context 3,393 Show data context 4,037 Show data context 10,935 Show data context 16,022 Show data context 19,868 Show data context 24,960 Show data context 30,674 Show data context 30,770 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 5,673 Show data context 1,903 Show data context 1,867 Show data context 5,582 Show data context 9,514 Show data context 21,582 Show data context 19,532 Show data context 12,574 Show data context 5,867 Show data context 1,723 Show data context 280 Show data context
Other TB 26,220 Show data context 2,076 Show data context 708 Show data context 395 Show data context 271 Show data context 390 Show data context 278 Show data context 215 Show data context 161 Show data context 88 Show data context 22 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4,952 Show data context 3,006 Show data context 1,723 Show data context 1,817 Show data context 1,742 Show data context 3,076 Show data context 3,240 Show data context 2,904 Show data context 2,394 Show data context 1,441 Show data context 555 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 22,814 Show data context 8,571 Show data context 1,537 Show data context 500 Show data context 358 Show data context 382 Show data context 153 Show data context 49 Show data context 19 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 29,467 Show data context 952 Show data context 349 Show data context 259 Show data context 382 Show data context 1,098 Show data context 1,193 Show data context 1,189 Show data context 1,419 Show data context 1,408 Show data context 1,265 Show data context
Smallpox 4,546 Show data context 939 Show data context 263 Show data context 403 Show data context 652 Show data context 816 Show data context 461 Show data context 171 Show data context 64 Show data context 30 Show data context 2 Show data context
Whooping Cough 25,618 Show data context 872 Show data context 34 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 16,386 Show data context 795 Show data context 65 Show data context 22 Show data context 20 Show data context 30 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 3,629 Show data context 961 Show data context 184 Show data context 98 Show data context 77 Show data context 122 Show data context 96 Show data context 65 Show data context 49 Show data context 29 Show data context 13 Show data context
Lungs 59,026 Show data context 2,123 Show data context 631 Show data context 870 Show data context 1,397 Show data context 3,949 Show data context 6,542 Show data context 10,786 Show data context 16,224 Show data context 17,239 Show data context 10,479 Show data context
Cancer 71 Show data context 37 Show data context 31 Show data context 78 Show data context 104 Show data context 800 Show data context 2,399 Show data context 4,022 Show data context 3,883 Show data context 2,465 Show data context 860 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 213 Show data context 898 Show data context 2,323 Show data context 1,468 Show data context 46 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 8,113 Show data context 1,415 Show data context 992 Show data context 1,171 Show data context 1,306 Show data context 2,535 Show data context 2,770 Show data context 2,593 Show data context 1,922 Show data context 1,307 Show data context 845 Show data context
Other 113,768 Show data context 5,935 Show data context 3,538 Show data context 3,971 Show data context 4,580 Show data context 12,967 Show data context 19,078 Show data context 24,097 Show data context 29,542 Show data context 34,636 Show data context 35,595 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 4,673 Show data context 1,604 Show data context 1,892 Show data context 5,397 Show data context 9,135 Show data context 22,785 Show data context 21,367 Show data context 13,590 Show data context 6,358 Show data context 1,753 Show data context 203 Show data context
Other TB 29,712 Show data context 2,348 Show data context 803 Show data context 448 Show data context 225 Show data context 346 Show data context 241 Show data context 191 Show data context 154 Show data context 98 Show data context 14 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2,572 Show data context 1,678 Show data context 1,182 Show data context 1,348 Show data context 1,292 Show data context 1,593 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 874 Show data context 718 Show data context 419 Show data context 146 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 14,112 Show data context 5,394 Show data context 859 Show data context 275 Show data context 175 Show data context 290 Show data context 107 Show data context 25 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 30,282 Show data context 247 Show data context 77 Show data context 48 Show data context 81 Show data context 273 Show data context 358 Show data context 462 Show data context 693 Show data context 978 Show data context 997 Show data context
Smallpox 5,212 Show data context 2,229 Show data context 899 Show data context 1,170 Show data context 1,632 Show data context 2,314 Show data context 1,233 Show data context 558 Show data context 210 Show data context 62 Show data context 20 Show data context
Whooping Cough 27,705 Show data context 978 Show data context 31 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 16,802 Show data context 986 Show data context 61 Show data context 21 Show data context 21 Show data context 32 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 2,600 Show data context 1,110 Show data context 186 Show data context 80 Show data context 56 Show data context 100 Show data context 70 Show data context 46 Show data context 40 Show data context 25 Show data context 6 Show data context
Lungs 73,588 Show data context 2,630 Show data context 732 Show data context 966 Show data context 1,522 Show data context 4,919 Show data context 8,311 Show data context 13,307 Show data context 20,033 Show data context 22,061 Show data context 14,658 Show data context
Cancer 80 Show data context 41 Show data context 30 Show data context 65 Show data context 123 Show data context 948 Show data context 3,077 Show data context 5,023 Show data context 5,395 Show data context 3,565 Show data context 1,227 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 225 Show data context 1,019 Show data context 2,476 Show data context 1,531 Show data context 57 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 9,222 Show data context 1,409 Show data context 1,008 Show data context 1,171 Show data context 1,366 Show data context 2,840 Show data context 2,993 Show data context 3,013 Show data context 2,444 Show data context 1,518 Show data context 1,013 Show data context
Other 118,003 Show data context 6,556 Show data context 4,097 Show data context 4,600 Show data context 5,045 Show data context 14,806 Show data context 22,326 Show data context 28,414 Show data context 35,175 Show data context 39,443 Show data context 38,280 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 3,478 Show data context 1,223 Show data context 1,619 Show data context 4,657 Show data context 7,776 Show data context 21,429 Show data context 20,874 Show data context 13,534 Show data context 6,562 Show data context 1,962 Show data context 302 Show data context
Other TB 29,385 Show data context 2,659 Show data context 959 Show data context 650 Show data context 470 Show data context 681 Show data context 505 Show data context 289 Show data context 160 Show data context 87 Show data context 21 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 826 Show data context 866 Show data context 915 Show data context 1,120 Show data context 1,089 Show data context 1,672 Show data context 995 Show data context 516 Show data context 331 Show data context 161 Show data context 49 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 8,887 Show data context 3,194 Show data context 527 Show data context 195 Show data context 101 Show data context 169 Show data context 65 Show data context 19 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 27,182 Show data context 184 Show data context 57 Show data context 46 Show data context 66 Show data context 193 Show data context 258 Show data context 353 Show data context 563 Show data context 890 Show data context 1,059 Show data context
Smallpox 1,200 Show data context 517 Show data context 334 Show data context 441 Show data context 525 Show data context 839 Show data context 504 Show data context 258 Show data context 85 Show data context 45 Show data context 17 Show data context
Whooping Cough 26,673 Show data context 966 Show data context 22 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Measles 23,685 Show data context 1,598 Show data context 71 Show data context 19 Show data context 27 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Diptheria 6,848 Show data context 2,628 Show data context 375 Show data context 124 Show data context 88 Show data context 139 Show data context 103 Show data context 58 Show data context 35 Show data context 29 Show data context 7 Show data context
Lungs 79,996 Show data context 3,891 Show data context 717 Show data context 1,012 Show data context 1,614 Show data context 5,032 Show data context 8,485 Show data context 13,100 Show data context 19,416 Show data context 22,551 Show data context 16,230 Show data context
Cancer 156 Show data context 86 Show data context 53 Show data context 107 Show data context 180 Show data context 1,092 Show data context 3,710 Show data context 6,784 Show data context 7,621 Show data context 5,654 Show data context 1,981 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 210 Show data context 1,024 Show data context 2,473 Show data context 1,469 Show data context 64 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 10,221 Show data context 1,514 Show data context 921 Show data context 1,014 Show data context 1,213 Show data context 2,790 Show data context 3,279 Show data context 3,201 Show data context 2,517 Show data context 1,710 Show data context 1,126 Show data context
Other 121,831 Show data context 6,282 Show data context 4,745 Show data context 5,253 Show data context 5,596 Show data context 15,396 Show data context 24,378 Show data context 31,459 Show data context 38,312 Show data context 44,929 Show data context 42,613 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 2,932 Show data context 949 Show data context 1,292 Show data context 4,126 Show data context 6,936 Show data context 18,168 Show data context 20,593 Show data context 14,141 Show data context 6,804 Show data context 2,235 Show data context 361 Show data context
Other TB 24,620 Show data context 2,775 Show data context 1,225 Show data context 843 Show data context 689 Show data context 1,066 Show data context 768 Show data context 479 Show data context 271 Show data context 158 Show data context 52 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 307 Show data context 448 Show data context 604 Show data context 910 Show data context 993 Show data context 1,643 Show data context 818 Show data context 430 Show data context 204 Show data context 78 Show data context 16 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 5,034 Show data context 1,670 Show data context 345 Show data context 134 Show data context 108 Show data context 96 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 31,295 Show data context 122 Show data context 29 Show data context 18 Show data context 37 Show data context 125 Show data context 188 Show data context 276 Show data context 457 Show data context 789 Show data context 981 Show data context
Smallpox 17 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 21,164 Show data context 694 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Measles 24,196 Show data context 1,240 Show data context 45 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 27 Show data context 22 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 14,959 Show data context 5,580 Show data context 745 Show data context 194 Show data context 114 Show data context 171 Show data context 104 Show data context 63 Show data context 51 Show data context 22 Show data context 4 Show data context
Lungs 71,532 Show data context 2,486 Show data context 685 Show data context 1,041 Show data context 1,505 Show data context 5,314 Show data context 9,429 Show data context 14,466 Show data context 20,765 Show data context 24,637 Show data context 19,782 Show data context
Cancer 216 Show data context 108 Show data context 115 Show data context 194 Show data context 257 Show data context 1,437 Show data context 4,528 Show data context 8,939 Show data context 10,444 Show data context 8,151 Show data context 3,482 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 141 Show data context 932 Show data context 2,569 Show data context 1,481 Show data context 59 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 11,936 Show data context 1,654 Show data context 918 Show data context 1,069 Show data context 1,257 Show data context 3,179 Show data context 3,843 Show data context 3,725 Show data context 2,894 Show data context 2,109 Show data context 1,577 Show data context
Other 127,201 Show data context 5,561 Show data context 4,721 Show data context 5,697 Show data context 5,916 Show data context 16,130 Show data context 26,782 Show data context 35,423 Show data context 41,859 Show data context 47,889 Show data context 47,284 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 2,355 Show data context 782 Show data context 970 Show data context 3,353 Show data context 5,682 Show data context 14,320 Show data context 16,525 Show data context 13,042 Show data context 6,887 Show data context 2,541 Show data context 441 Show data context
Other TB 16,145 Show data context 2,727 Show data context 1,164 Show data context 855 Show data context 687 Show data context 1,159 Show data context 860 Show data context 682 Show data context 416 Show data context 256 Show data context 106 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 80 Show data context 135 Show data context 226 Show data context 355 Show data context 438 Show data context 807 Show data context 548 Show data context 252 Show data context 113 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 2,656 Show data context 990 Show data context 217 Show data context 97 Show data context 76 Show data context 64 Show data context 24 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 26,890 Show data context 125 Show data context 38 Show data context 28 Show data context 35 Show data context 110 Show data context 153 Show data context 175 Show data context 297 Show data context 472 Show data context 628 Show data context
Smallpox 31 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 26 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 14,338 Show data context 409 Show data context 7 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 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Measles 18,977 Show data context 831 Show data context 30 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Diptheria 5,223 Show data context 1,898 Show data context 211 Show data context 51 Show data context 27 Show data context 45 Show data context 32 Show data context 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 49,616 Show data context 1,718 Show data context 636 Show data context 968 Show data context 1,300 Show data context 4,217 Show data context 7,501 Show data context 10,919 Show data context 16,317 Show data context 21,731 Show data context 20,524 Show data context
Cancer 279 Show data context 145 Show data context 138 Show data context 214 Show data context 281 Show data context 1,546 Show data context 4,972 Show data context 10,695 Show data context 13,806 Show data context 11,076 Show data context 4,971 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 96 Show data context 630 Show data context 1,887 Show data context 1,149 Show data context 45 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 9,128 Show data context 1,345 Show data context 664 Show data context 834 Show data context 1,187 Show data context 2,784 Show data context 3,191 Show data context 3,489 Show data context 2,838 Show data context 1,982 Show data context 1,837 Show data context
Other 98,287 Show data context 4,674 Show data context 4,459 Show data context 4,982 Show data context 5,185 Show data context 13,577 Show data context 23,007 Show data context 32,438 Show data context 41,153 Show data context 48,010 Show data context 51,084 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, London RegC through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10166512/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 08th October 2024