Decennial Cause of Death by Age
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
|
1,743
|
1,764
|
4,906
|
8,262
|
18,399
|
16,806
|
10,438
|
4,910
|
1,615
|
323
|
Other TB |
23,552
|
2,119
|
701
|
407
|
306
|
408
|
274
|
185
|
149
|
84
|
38
|
Typhus & Typhoid |
4,640
|
2,630
|
1,382
|
1,711
|
1,610
|
2,363
|
2,027
|
1,868
|
1,710
|
1,306
|
629
|
Scarlet Fever |
16,005
|
6,190
|
1,127
|
319
|
205
|
235
|
115
|
66
|
25
|
12
|
1
|
Gastro-intestinal |
23,202
|
1,479
|
581
|
556
|
826
|
2,164
|
2,339
|
2,084
|
2,160
|
2,164
|
1,684
|
Smallpox |
4,260
|
974
|
233
|
320
|
496
|
548
|
192
|
100
|
19
|
9
|
2
|
Whooping Cough |
21,510
|
926
|
36
|
9
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
Measles |
12,734
|
867
|
72
|
22
|
25
|
25
|
7
|
6
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Diptheria |
1,289
|
410
|
114
|
47
|
25
|
47
|
36
|
17
|
16
|
12
|
15
|
Lungs |
48,530
|
1,946
|
503
|
760
|
1,317
|
3,316
|
5,429
|
8,584
|
12,563
|
13,289
|
8,231
|
Cancer |
125
|
37
|
25
|
63
|
106
|
693
|
1,914
|
2,796
|
2,717
|
1,780
|
619
|
Childbirth |
0
|
0
|
0
|
158
|
729
|
1,991
|
1,302
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Violence |
5,363
|
1,243
|
879
|
1,062
|
976
|
2,052
|
2,280
|
2,010
|
1,574
|
1,021
|
813
|
Other |
89,740
|
5,147
|
2,999
|
3,393
|
4,037
|
10,935
|
16,022
|
19,868
|
24,960
|
30,674
|
30,770
|
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
|
1,903
|
1,867
|
5,582
|
9,514
|
21,582
|
19,532
|
12,574
|
5,867
|
1,723
|
280
|
Other TB |
26,220
|
2,076
|
708
|
395
|
271
|
390
|
278
|
215
|
161
|
88
|
22
|
Typhus & Typhoid |
4,952
|
3,006
|
1,723
|
1,817
|
1,742
|
3,076
|
3,240
|
2,904
|
2,394
|
1,441
|
555
|
Scarlet Fever |
22,814
|
8,571
|
1,537
|
500
|
358
|
382
|
153
|
49
|
19
|
3
|
5
|
Gastro-intestinal |
29,467
|
952
|
349
|
259
|
382
|
1,098
|
1,193
|
1,189
|
1,419
|
1,408
|
1,265
|
Smallpox |
4,546
|
939
|
263
|
403
|
652
|
816
|
461
|
171
|
64
|
30
|
2
|
Whooping Cough |
25,618
|
872
|
34
|
11
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
Measles |
16,386
|
795
|
65
|
22
|
20
|
30
|
11
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
Diptheria |
3,629
|
961
|
184
|
98
|
77
|
122
|
96
|
65
|
49
|
29
|
13
|
Lungs |
59,026
|
2,123
|
631
|
870
|
1,397
|
3,949
|
6,542
|
10,786
|
16,224
|
17,239
|
10,479
|
Cancer |
71
|
37
|
31
|
78
|
104
|
800
|
2,399
|
4,022
|
3,883
|
2,465
|
860
|
Childbirth |
0
|
0
|
1
|
213
|
898
|
2,323
|
1,468
|
46
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Violence |
8,113
|
1,415
|
992
|
1,171
|
1,306
|
2,535
|
2,770
|
2,593
|
1,922
|
1,307
|
845
|
Other |
113,768
|
5,935
|
3,538
|
3,971
|
4,580
|
12,967
|
19,078
|
24,097
|
29,542
|
34,636
|
35,595
|
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
|
1,604
|
1,892
|
5,397
|
9,135
|
22,785
|
21,367
|
13,590
|
6,358
|
1,753
|
203
|
Other TB |
29,712
|
2,348
|
803
|
448
|
225
|
346
|
241
|
191
|
154
|
98
|
14
|
Typhus & Typhoid |
2,572
|
1,678
|
1,182
|
1,348
|
1,292
|
1,593
|
1,180
|
874
|
718
|
419
|
146
|
Scarlet Fever |
14,112
|
5,394
|
859
|
275
|
175
|
290
|
107
|
25
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
Gastro-intestinal |
30,282
|
247
|
77
|
48
|
81
|
273
|
358
|
462
|
693
|
978
|
997
|
Smallpox |
5,212
|
2,229
|
899
|
1,170
|
1,632
|
2,314
|
1,233
|
558
|
210
|
62
|
20
|
Whooping Cough |
27,705
|
978
|
31
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Measles |
16,802
|
986
|
61
|
21
|
21
|
32
|
14
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Diptheria |
2,600
|
1,110
|
186
|
80
|
56
|
100
|
70
|
46
|
40
|
25
|
6
|
Lungs |
73,588
|
2,630
|
732
|
966
|
1,522
|
4,919
|
8,311
|
13,307
|
20,033
|
22,061
|
14,658
|
Cancer |
80
|
41
|
30
|
65
|
123
|
948
|
3,077
|
5,023
|
5,395
|
3,565
|
1,227
|
Childbirth |
0
|
0
|
0
|
225
|
1,019
|
2,476
|
1,531
|
57
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Violence |
9,222
|
1,409
|
1,008
|
1,171
|
1,366
|
2,840
|
2,993
|
3,013
|
2,444
|
1,518
|
1,013
|
Other |
118,003
|
6,556
|
4,097
|
4,600
|
5,045
|
14,806
|
22,326
|
28,414
|
35,175
|
39,443
|
38,280
|
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
|
1,223
|
1,619
|
4,657
|
7,776
|
21,429
|
20,874
|
13,534
|
6,562
|
1,962
|
302
|
Other TB |
29,385
|
2,659
|
959
|
650
|
470
|
681
|
505
|
289
|
160
|
87
|
21
|
Typhus & Typhoid |
826
|
866
|
915
|
1,120
|
1,089
|
1,672
|
995
|
516
|
331
|
161
|
49
|
Scarlet Fever |
8,887
|
3,194
|
527
|
195
|
101
|
169
|
65
|
19
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
Gastro-intestinal |
27,182
|
184
|
57
|
46
|
66
|
193
|
258
|
353
|
563
|
890
|
1,059
|
Smallpox |
1,200
|
517
|
334
|
441
|
525
|
839
|
504
|
258
|
85
|
45
|
17
|
Whooping Cough |
26,673
|
966
|
22
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Measles |
23,685
|
1,598
|
71
|
19
|
27
|
28
|
13
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Diptheria |
6,848
|
2,628
|
375
|
124
|
88
|
139
|
103
|
58
|
35
|
29
|
7
|
Lungs |
79,996
|
3,891
|
717
|
1,012
|
1,614
|
5,032
|
8,485
|
13,100
|
19,416
|
22,551
|
16,230
|
Cancer |
156
|
86
|
53
|
107
|
180
|
1,092
|
3,710
|
6,784
|
7,621
|
5,654
|
1,981
|
Childbirth |
0
|
0
|
1
|
210
|
1,024
|
2,473
|
1,469
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Violence |
10,221
|
1,514
|
921
|
1,014
|
1,213
|
2,790
|
3,279
|
3,201
|
2,517
|
1,710
|
1,126
|
Other |
121,831
|
6,282
|
4,745
|
5,253
|
5,596
|
15,396
|
24,378
|
31,459
|
38,312
|
44,929
|
42,613
|
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
|
949
|
1,292
|
4,126
|
6,936
|
18,168
|
20,593
|
14,141
|
6,804
|
2,235
|
361
|
Other TB |
24,620
|
2,775
|
1,225
|
843
|
689
|
1,066
|
768
|
479
|
271
|
158
|
52
|
Typhus & Typhoid |
307
|
448
|
604
|
910
|
993
|
1,643
|
818
|
430
|
204
|
78
|
16
|
Scarlet Fever |
5,034
|
1,670
|
345
|
134
|
108
|
96
|
27
|
14
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
Gastro-intestinal |
31,295
|
122
|
29
|
18
|
37
|
125
|
188
|
276
|
457
|
789
|
981
|
Smallpox |
17
|
4
|
4
|
5
|
5
|
18
|
12
|
9
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
Whooping Cough |
21,164
|
694
|
13
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
Measles |
24,196
|
1,240
|
45
|
15
|
12
|
27
|
22
|
7
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
Diptheria |
14,959
|
5,580
|
745
|
194
|
114
|
171
|
104
|
63
|
51
|
22
|
4
|
Lungs |
71,532
|
2,486
|
685
|
1,041
|
1,505
|
5,314
|
9,429
|
14,466
|
20,765
|
24,637
|
19,782
|
Cancer |
216
|
108
|
115
|
194
|
257
|
1,437
|
4,528
|
8,939
|
10,444
|
8,151
|
3,482
|
Childbirth |
0
|
0
|
2
|
141
|
932
|
2,569
|
1,481
|
59
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Violence |
11,936
|
1,654
|
918
|
1,069
|
1,257
|
3,179
|
3,843
|
3,725
|
2,894
|
2,109
|
1,577
|
Other |
127,201
|
5,561
|
4,721
|
5,697
|
5,916
|
16,130
|
26,782
|
35,423
|
41,859
|
47,889
|
47,284
|
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
|
782
|
970
|
3,353
|
5,682
|
14,320
|
16,525
|
13,042
|
6,887
|
2,541
|
441
|
Other TB |
16,145
|
2,727
|
1,164
|
855
|
687
|
1,159
|
860
|
682
|
416
|
256
|
106
|
Typhus & Typhoid |
80
|
135
|
226
|
355
|
438
|
807
|
548
|
252
|
113
|
18
|
8
|
Scarlet Fever |
2,656
|
990
|
217
|
97
|
76
|
64
|
24
|
8
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
Gastro-intestinal |
26,890
|
125
|
38
|
28
|
35
|
110
|
153
|
175
|
297
|
472
|
628
|
Smallpox |
31
|
6
|
5
|
7
|
17
|
19
|
26
|
12
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
Whooping Cough |
14,338
|
409
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Measles |
18,977
|
831
|
30
|
8
|
13
|
19
|
11
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
Diptheria |
5,223
|
1,898
|
211
|
51
|
27
|
45
|
32
|
15
|
19
|
9
|
2
|
Lungs |
49,616
|
1,718
|
636
|
968
|
1,300
|
4,217
|
7,501
|
10,919
|
16,317
|
21,731
|
20,524
|
Cancer |
279
|
145
|
138
|
214
|
281
|
1,546
|
4,972
|
10,695
|
13,806
|
11,076
|
4,971
|
Childbirth |
0
|
0
|
1
|
96
|
630
|
1,887
|
1,149
|
45
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Violence |
9,128
|
1,345
|
664
|
834
|
1,187
|
2,784
|
3,191
|
3,489
|
2,838
|
1,982
|
1,837
|
Other |
98,287
|
4,674
|
4,459
|
4,982
|
5,185
|
13,577
|
23,007
|
32,438
|
41,153
|
48,010
|
51,084
|
Date: |
Source: |
1851 - 1910 |
Registrar General,
Decennial Supplement
(HM Stationery Office)
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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.