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 490 Show data context 141 Show data context 208 Show data context 554 Show data context 722 Show data context 1,055 Show data context 788 Show data context 502 Show data context 335 Show data context 117 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other TB 913 Show data context 117 Show data context 83 Show data context 51 Show data context 33 Show data context 39 Show data context 19 Show data context 22 Show data context 25 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 351 Show data context 297 Show data context 234 Show data context 248 Show data context 187 Show data context 198 Show data context 160 Show data context 97 Show data context 104 Show data context 90 Show data context 54 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 742 Show data context 370 Show data context 86 Show data context 33 Show data context 24 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,199 Show data context 69 Show data context 34 Show data context 27 Show data context 30 Show data context 63 Show data context 81 Show data context 60 Show data context 100 Show data context 116 Show data context 189 Show data context
Smallpox 66 Show data context 28 Show data context 4 Show data context 16 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 813 Show data context 26 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 460 Show data context 51 Show data context 9 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
Diptheria 68 Show data context 40 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 2,238 Show data context 129 Show data context 37 Show data context 59 Show data context 49 Show data context 106 Show data context 174 Show data context 215 Show data context 418 Show data context 546 Show data context 481 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 26 Show data context 102 Show data context 139 Show data context 176 Show data context 124 Show data context 69 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 40 Show data context 101 Show data context 93 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 333 Show data context 127 Show data context 83 Show data context 75 Show data context 55 Show data context 101 Show data context 84 Show data context 86 Show data context 85 Show data context 78 Show data context 70 Show data context
Other 8,063 Show data context 424 Show data context 267 Show data context 280 Show data context 265 Show data context 566 Show data context 735 Show data context 864 Show data context 1,408 Show data context 2,335 Show data context 3,532 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 324 Show data context 108 Show data context 147 Show data context 471 Show data context 636 Show data context 1,060 Show data context 750 Show data context 547 Show data context 287 Show data context 147 Show data context 22 Show data context
Other TB 793 Show data context 122 Show data context 56 Show data context 38 Show data context 28 Show data context 42 Show data context 29 Show data context 28 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context 4 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 197 Show data context 193 Show data context 156 Show data context 135 Show data context 100 Show data context 136 Show data context 86 Show data context 76 Show data context 85 Show data context 89 Show data context 48 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 693 Show data context 286 Show data context 66 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,225 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context 30 Show data context 35 Show data context 49 Show data context 134 Show data context 170 Show data context
Smallpox 49 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 719 Show data context 13 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 564 Show data context 51 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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
Diptheria 253 Show data context 179 Show data context 51 Show data context 29 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 2,302 Show data context 101 Show data context 36 Show data context 71 Show data context 57 Show data context 141 Show data context 175 Show data context 228 Show data context 433 Show data context 806 Show data context 619 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 30 Show data context 98 Show data context 205 Show data context 242 Show data context 213 Show data context 99 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 41 Show data context 86 Show data context 89 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 291 Show data context 105 Show data context 74 Show data context 78 Show data context 78 Show data context 108 Show data context 97 Show data context 124 Show data context 87 Show data context 96 Show data context 77 Show data context
Other 6,828 Show data context 300 Show data context 240 Show data context 257 Show data context 208 Show data context 521 Show data context 759 Show data context 1,022 Show data context 1,633 Show data context 2,728 Show data context 4,116 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 278 Show data context 92 Show data context 138 Show data context 388 Show data context 494 Show data context 875 Show data context 675 Show data context 435 Show data context 293 Show data context 109 Show data context 26 Show data context
Other TB 790 Show data context 115 Show data context 66 Show data context 50 Show data context 28 Show data context 33 Show data context 30 Show data context 24 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 90 Show data context 104 Show data context 81 Show data context 87 Show data context 64 Show data context 62 Show data context 54 Show data context 51 Show data context 47 Show data context 53 Show data context 18 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 283 Show data context 141 Show data context 30 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,085 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 31 Show data context 100 Show data context 167 Show data context
Smallpox 45 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 31 Show data context 53 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 776 Show data context 22 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 368 Show data context 29 Show data context 5 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 68 Show data context 52 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,259 Show data context 89 Show data context 26 Show data context 58 Show data context 45 Show data context 138 Show data context 175 Show data context 234 Show data context 521 Show data context 854 Show data context 966 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 41 Show data context 110 Show data context 249 Show data context 332 Show data context 328 Show data context 153 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 42 Show data context 107 Show data context 86 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 265 Show data context 99 Show data context 73 Show data context 63 Show data context 67 Show data context 100 Show data context 101 Show data context 110 Show data context 107 Show data context 94 Show data context 111 Show data context
Other 5,935 Show data context 293 Show data context 222 Show data context 216 Show data context 208 Show data context 537 Show data context 759 Show data context 1,000 Show data context 1,845 Show data context 2,976 Show data context 4,705 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 186 Show data context 58 Show data context 111 Show data context 310 Show data context 433 Show data context 742 Show data context 602 Show data context 402 Show data context 251 Show data context 115 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other TB 704 Show data context 137 Show data context 92 Show data context 63 Show data context 23 Show data context 45 Show data context 35 Show data context 28 Show data context 21 Show data context 18 Show data context 5 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 32 Show data context 39 Show data context 32 Show data context 49 Show data context 40 Show data context 56 Show data context 27 Show data context 23 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 234 Show data context 109 Show data context 41 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 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 616 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 29 Show data context 55 Show data context 109 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 730 Show data context 18 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 1 Show data context
Measles 369 Show data context 47 Show data context 5 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 219 Show data context 168 Show data context 38 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context
Lungs 2,245 Show data context 149 Show data context 36 Show data context 40 Show data context 37 Show data context 105 Show data context 184 Show data context 248 Show data context 487 Show data context 848 Show data context 943 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 30 Show data context 131 Show data context 236 Show data context 456 Show data context 451 Show data context 203 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 44 Show data context 102 Show data context 81 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 222 Show data context 84 Show data context 74 Show data context 58 Show data context 48 Show data context 105 Show data context 94 Show data context 113 Show data context 123 Show data context 120 Show data context 109 Show data context
Other 4,891 Show data context 227 Show data context 191 Show data context 210 Show data context 208 Show data context 462 Show data context 715 Show data context 1,077 Show data context 1,751 Show data context 3,126 Show data context 4,735 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 80 Show data context 49 Show data context 73 Show data context 269 Show data context 348 Show data context 565 Show data context 519 Show data context 326 Show data context 229 Show data context 98 Show data context 21 Show data context
Other TB 526 Show data context 109 Show data context 65 Show data context 35 Show data context 37 Show data context 53 Show data context 34 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 22 Show data context 40 Show data context 32 Show data context 34 Show data context 26 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 40 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 623 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 16 Show data context 26 Show data context 49 Show data context 87 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 567 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 1 Show data context
Measles 281 Show data context 28 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Diptheria 159 Show data context 139 Show data context 43 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 1,802 Show data context 102 Show data context 28 Show data context 32 Show data context 36 Show data context 102 Show data context 145 Show data context 227 Show data context 406 Show data context 848 Show data context 1,075 Show data context
Cancer 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 28 Show data context 149 Show data context 327 Show data context 544 Show data context 572 Show data context 320 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 31 Show data context 103 Show data context 72 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 237 Show data context 64 Show data context 52 Show data context 66 Show data context 54 Show data context 107 Show data context 100 Show data context 99 Show data context 105 Show data context 93 Show data context 115 Show data context
Other 4,651 Show data context 196 Show data context 166 Show data context 232 Show data context 197 Show data context 457 Show data context 734 Show data context 1,128 Show data context 1,787 Show data context 3,210 Show data context 5,266 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 79 Show data context 34 Show data context 57 Show data context 152 Show data context 252 Show data context 484 Show data context 361 Show data context 313 Show data context 183 Show data context 104 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other TB 329 Show data context 77 Show data context 46 Show data context 61 Show data context 37 Show data context 62 Show data context 39 Show data context 36 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 29 Show data context 21 Show data context 20 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 48 Show data context 40 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 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 406 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 18 Show data context 39 Show data context 63 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 382 Show data context 10 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
Measles 253 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 103 Show data context 125 Show data context 24 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,280 Show data context 54 Show data context 30 Show data context 37 Show data context 46 Show data context 105 Show data context 149 Show data context 203 Show data context 455 Show data context 738 Show data context 957 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 39 Show data context 176 Show data context 342 Show data context 674 Show data context 747 Show data context 409 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 18 Show data context 80 Show data context 60 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 182 Show data context 52 Show data context 41 Show data context 48 Show data context 43 Show data context 95 Show data context 138 Show data context 104 Show data context 142 Show data context 104 Show data context 83 Show data context
Other 3,726 Show data context 177 Show data context 130 Show data context 179 Show data context 196 Show data context 398 Show data context 686 Show data context 1,007 Show data context 1,793 Show data context 3,079 Show data context 5,331 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, Cambridgeshire 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/10041788/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 26th April 2024