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 457 Show data context 77 Show data context 84 Show data context 205 Show data context 328 Show data context 631 Show data context 522 Show data context 266 Show data context 147 Show data context 48 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other TB 774 Show data context 40 Show data context 21 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 620 Show data context 236 Show data context 110 Show data context 97 Show data context 110 Show data context 118 Show data context 93 Show data context 81 Show data context 60 Show data context 37 Show data context 17 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 892 Show data context 250 Show data context 58 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,728 Show data context 35 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 15 Show data context 39 Show data context 34 Show data context 40 Show data context 59 Show data context 68 Show data context 61 Show data context
Smallpox 318 Show data context 78 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 16 Show data context 25 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 629 Show data context 20 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 1,240 Show data context 71 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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 64 Show data context 30 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 3,594 Show data context 129 Show data context 34 Show data context 47 Show data context 78 Show data context 181 Show data context 259 Show data context 320 Show data context 468 Show data context 448 Show data context 228 Show data context
Cancer 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 26 Show data context 66 Show data context 69 Show data context 70 Show data context 47 Show data context 24 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 42 Show data context 70 Show data context 71 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 353 Show data context 146 Show data context 141 Show data context 96 Show data context 113 Show data context 204 Show data context 151 Show data context 118 Show data context 56 Show data context 29 Show data context 25 Show data context
Other 7,296 Show data context 251 Show data context 150 Show data context 169 Show data context 178 Show data context 411 Show data context 599 Show data context 753 Show data context 889 Show data context 1,123 Show data context 1,203 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 241 Show data context 62 Show data context 78 Show data context 196 Show data context 323 Show data context 641 Show data context 543 Show data context 370 Show data context 166 Show data context 49 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 580 Show data context 61 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 349 Show data context 175 Show data context 98 Show data context 92 Show data context 61 Show data context 100 Show data context 105 Show data context 85 Show data context 82 Show data context 52 Show data context 9 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,149 Show data context 388 Show data context 74 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,681 Show data context 22 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 16 Show data context 23 Show data context 30 Show data context 53 Show data context 54 Show data context
Smallpox 192 Show data context 39 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 810 Show data context 22 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 888 Show data context 54 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 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
Diptheria 154 Show data context 63 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 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
Lungs 3,262 Show data context 95 Show data context 24 Show data context 32 Show data context 35 Show data context 139 Show data context 236 Show data context 400 Show data context 622 Show data context 564 Show data context 306 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 24 Show data context 68 Show data context 107 Show data context 109 Show data context 68 Show data context 19 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 17 Show data context 50 Show data context 97 Show data context 73 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 255 Show data context 155 Show data context 98 Show data context 99 Show data context 77 Show data context 144 Show data context 137 Show data context 130 Show data context 107 Show data context 53 Show data context 40 Show data context
Other 7,280 Show data context 299 Show data context 151 Show data context 172 Show data context 196 Show data context 429 Show data context 626 Show data context 754 Show data context 1,095 Show data context 1,393 Show data context 1,454 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 114 Show data context 45 Show data context 77 Show data context 172 Show data context 273 Show data context 515 Show data context 386 Show data context 319 Show data context 126 Show data context 39 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 682 Show data context 54 Show data context 23 Show data context 20 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 165 Show data context 117 Show data context 77 Show data context 64 Show data context 47 Show data context 74 Show data context 59 Show data context 47 Show data context 35 Show data context 24 Show data context 9 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,074 Show data context 329 Show data context 38 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 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 1,615 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 33 Show data context 55 Show data context 40 Show data context
Smallpox 221 Show data context 178 Show data context 49 Show data context 78 Show data context 68 Show data context 73 Show data context 39 Show data context 20 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 828 Show data context 21 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 461 Show data context 28 Show data context 2 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 84 Show data context 25 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,134 Show data context 104 Show data context 33 Show data context 42 Show data context 63 Show data context 161 Show data context 318 Show data context 486 Show data context 793 Show data context 783 Show data context 428 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 29 Show data context 75 Show data context 146 Show data context 165 Show data context 112 Show data context 44 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 49 Show data context 102 Show data context 82 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 249 Show data context 127 Show data context 71 Show data context 58 Show data context 50 Show data context 83 Show data context 86 Show data context 121 Show data context 121 Show data context 74 Show data context 44 Show data context
Other 6,393 Show data context 292 Show data context 177 Show data context 231 Show data context 235 Show data context 529 Show data context 751 Show data context 1,081 Show data context 1,508 Show data context 1,786 Show data context 1,705 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 250 Show data context 42 Show data context 76 Show data context 165 Show data context 224 Show data context 533 Show data context 397 Show data context 288 Show data context 162 Show data context 56 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 822 Show data context 57 Show data context 36 Show data context 30 Show data context 22 Show data context 18 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 35 Show data context 35 Show data context 27 Show data context 46 Show data context 32 Show data context 46 Show data context 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 368 Show data context 162 Show data context 17 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 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 1,376 Show data context 17 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 18 Show data context 32 Show data context 54 Show data context 45 Show data context
Smallpox 22 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 672 Show data context 18 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 0 Show data context
Measles 723 Show data context 54 Show data context 5 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 61 Show data context 45 Show data context 16 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
Lungs 3,140 Show data context 195 Show data context 48 Show data context 53 Show data context 59 Show data context 234 Show data context 351 Show data context 527 Show data context 898 Show data context 916 Show data context 426 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 25 Show data context 88 Show data context 203 Show data context 194 Show data context 133 Show data context 52 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 42 Show data context 95 Show data context 81 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 266 Show data context 91 Show data context 56 Show data context 68 Show data context 46 Show data context 89 Show data context 90 Show data context 102 Show data context 99 Show data context 91 Show data context 37 Show data context
Other 5,855 Show data context 291 Show data context 220 Show data context 228 Show data context 214 Show data context 511 Show data context 780 Show data context 1,066 Show data context 1,761 Show data context 2,263 Show data context 1,817 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 222 Show data context 21 Show data context 46 Show data context 109 Show data context 236 Show data context 480 Show data context 408 Show data context 266 Show data context 127 Show data context 44 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 596 Show data context 68 Show data context 38 Show data context 37 Show data context 17 Show data context 39 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 42 Show data context 37 Show data context 42 Show data context 77 Show data context 70 Show data context 85 Show data context 54 Show data context 26 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 249 Show data context 69 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 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
Gastro-intestinal 2,089 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 25 Show data context 45 Show data context 56 Show data context
Smallpox 22 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 816 Show data context 25 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 735 Show data context 47 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 294 Show data context 124 Show data context 21 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,161 Show data context 151 Show data context 32 Show data context 59 Show data context 77 Show data context 247 Show data context 402 Show data context 573 Show data context 927 Show data context 1,074 Show data context 540 Show data context
Cancer 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 41 Show data context 121 Show data context 229 Show data context 293 Show data context 226 Show data context 64 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 55 Show data context 129 Show data context 87 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 275 Show data context 98 Show data context 48 Show data context 57 Show data context 53 Show data context 103 Show data context 106 Show data context 106 Show data context 96 Show data context 86 Show data context 56 Show data context
Other 7,328 Show data context 233 Show data context 211 Show data context 225 Show data context 217 Show data context 567 Show data context 873 Show data context 1,224 Show data context 1,789 Show data context 2,403 Show data context 1,969 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 86 Show data context 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 97 Show data context 166 Show data context 417 Show data context 427 Show data context 293 Show data context 115 Show data context 29 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 531 Show data context 104 Show data context 43 Show data context 27 Show data context 15 Show data context 44 Show data context 31 Show data context 26 Show data context 17 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 30 Show data context 39 Show data context 28 Show data context 22 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 148 Show data context 70 Show data context 18 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,456 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 25 Show data context 38 Show data context 34 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 571 Show data context 13 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 688 Show data context 43 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
Diptheria 182 Show data context 101 Show data context 20 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 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 2,292 Show data context 93 Show data context 33 Show data context 48 Show data context 76 Show data context 183 Show data context 288 Show data context 414 Show data context 708 Show data context 914 Show data context 554 Show data context
Cancer 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 46 Show data context 164 Show data context 335 Show data context 396 Show data context 314 Show data context 110 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 38 Show data context 94 Show data context 74 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 359 Show data context 80 Show data context 37 Show data context 27 Show data context 39 Show data context 84 Show data context 117 Show data context 98 Show data context 101 Show data context 92 Show data context 48 Show data context
Other 5,182 Show data context 242 Show data context 178 Show data context 218 Show data context 195 Show data context 496 Show data context 802 Show data context 1,170 Show data context 1,669 Show data context 2,390 Show data context 2,256 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, Wolverhampton RegD through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10428622/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 19th May 2024