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 382 Show data context 114 Show data context 192 Show data context 490 Show data context 733 Show data context 1,347 Show data context 962 Show data context 584 Show data context 288 Show data context 133 Show data context 28 Show data context
Other TB 961 Show data context 174 Show data context 77 Show data context 43 Show data context 45 Show data context 59 Show data context 26 Show data context 25 Show data context 20 Show data context 23 Show data context 7 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 268 Show data context 208 Show data context 151 Show data context 187 Show data context 135 Show data context 188 Show data context 152 Show data context 113 Show data context 116 Show data context 113 Show data context 59 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 749 Show data context 416 Show data context 136 Show data context 41 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 795 Show data context 26 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 36 Show data context 24 Show data context 41 Show data context 62 Show data context 139 Show data context 182 Show data context
Smallpox 77 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 16 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 685 Show data context 40 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 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
Measles 366 Show data context 55 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 123 Show data context 97 Show data context 28 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 2,325 Show data context 134 Show data context 62 Show data context 84 Show data context 100 Show data context 185 Show data context 286 Show data context 333 Show data context 589 Show data context 895 Show data context 796 Show data context
Cancer 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 24 Show data context 92 Show data context 156 Show data context 167 Show data context 160 Show data context 98 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 35 Show data context 129 Show data context 92 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 320 Show data context 117 Show data context 83 Show data context 78 Show data context 70 Show data context 107 Show data context 108 Show data context 103 Show data context 103 Show data context 72 Show data context 66 Show data context
Other 6,078 Show data context 416 Show data context 280 Show data context 322 Show data context 301 Show data context 694 Show data context 917 Show data context 1,368 Show data context 2,005 Show data context 3,186 Show data context 4,668 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 372 Show data context 87 Show data context 164 Show data context 443 Show data context 717 Show data context 1,242 Show data context 1,008 Show data context 576 Show data context 357 Show data context 139 Show data context 12 Show data context
Other TB 873 Show data context 137 Show data context 55 Show data context 48 Show data context 34 Show data context 42 Show data context 23 Show data context 24 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 223 Show data context 196 Show data context 130 Show data context 137 Show data context 114 Show data context 133 Show data context 119 Show data context 96 Show data context 78 Show data context 79 Show data context 34 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 811 Show data context 412 Show data context 115 Show data context 33 Show data context 25 Show data context 23 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,038 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 21 Show data context 19 Show data context 29 Show data context 58 Show data context 106 Show data context 142 Show data context
Smallpox 54 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context 26 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context
Whooping Cough 683 Show data context 26 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 491 Show data context 81 Show data context 15 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 157 Show data context 88 Show data context 33 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 2,534 Show data context 100 Show data context 32 Show data context 61 Show data context 83 Show data context 200 Show data context 247 Show data context 401 Show data context 631 Show data context 1,015 Show data context 897 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 27 Show data context 110 Show data context 223 Show data context 248 Show data context 242 Show data context 97 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 22 Show data context 56 Show data context 129 Show data context 110 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 309 Show data context 113 Show data context 72 Show data context 83 Show data context 73 Show data context 128 Show data context 127 Show data context 111 Show data context 153 Show data context 106 Show data context 93 Show data context
Other 6,413 Show data context 344 Show data context 274 Show data context 269 Show data context 285 Show data context 681 Show data context 1,078 Show data context 1,396 Show data context 2,166 Show data context 3,531 Show data context 4,862 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 397 Show data context 75 Show data context 130 Show data context 399 Show data context 540 Show data context 1,049 Show data context 878 Show data context 573 Show data context 355 Show data context 158 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other TB 945 Show data context 124 Show data context 63 Show data context 39 Show data context 29 Show data context 33 Show data context 21 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 121 Show data context 97 Show data context 79 Show data context 94 Show data context 64 Show data context 88 Show data context 48 Show data context 58 Show data context 24 Show data context 31 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 444 Show data context 212 Show data context 61 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,134 Show data context 23 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 24 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 54 Show data context 104 Show data context 147 Show data context
Smallpox 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 20 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context
Whooping Cough 860 Show data context 25 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 499 Show data context 53 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 119 Show data context 101 Show data context 27 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,720 Show data context 120 Show data context 52 Show data context 65 Show data context 72 Show data context 161 Show data context 291 Show data context 410 Show data context 638 Show data context 1,123 Show data context 1,139 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 37 Show data context 125 Show data context 265 Show data context 344 Show data context 345 Show data context 149 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 48 Show data context 146 Show data context 118 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 286 Show data context 89 Show data context 84 Show data context 79 Show data context 70 Show data context 140 Show data context 144 Show data context 127 Show data context 160 Show data context 99 Show data context 87 Show data context
Other 6,231 Show data context 382 Show data context 272 Show data context 293 Show data context 278 Show data context 706 Show data context 1,131 Show data context 1,524 Show data context 2,476 Show data context 3,891 Show data context 5,127 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 221 Show data context 64 Show data context 90 Show data context 271 Show data context 466 Show data context 881 Show data context 765 Show data context 531 Show data context 337 Show data context 152 Show data context 25 Show data context
Other TB 851 Show data context 164 Show data context 54 Show data context 52 Show data context 36 Show data context 49 Show data context 26 Show data context 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 33 Show data context 48 Show data context 31 Show data context 41 Show data context 36 Show data context 56 Show data context 36 Show data context 24 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 4 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 226 Show data context 119 Show data context 32 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 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 776 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 27 Show data context 66 Show data context 117 Show data context
Smallpox 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 726 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 602 Show data context 82 Show data context 17 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Diptheria 245 Show data context 187 Show data context 33 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 2,928 Show data context 230 Show data context 45 Show data context 52 Show data context 63 Show data context 184 Show data context 279 Show data context 388 Show data context 632 Show data context 1,106 Show data context 1,252 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 45 Show data context 159 Show data context 330 Show data context 467 Show data context 459 Show data context 208 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 67 Show data context 136 Show data context 104 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 224 Show data context 88 Show data context 67 Show data context 77 Show data context 78 Show data context 149 Show data context 154 Show data context 167 Show data context 134 Show data context 115 Show data context 98 Show data context
Other 5,767 Show data context 321 Show data context 282 Show data context 324 Show data context 283 Show data context 736 Show data context 1,138 Show data context 1,672 Show data context 2,547 Show data context 4,086 Show data context 5,189 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 117 Show data context 48 Show data context 86 Show data context 264 Show data context 366 Show data context 717 Show data context 623 Show data context 487 Show data context 287 Show data context 133 Show data context 34 Show data context
Other TB 675 Show data context 125 Show data context 83 Show data context 62 Show data context 56 Show data context 59 Show data context 48 Show data context 34 Show data context 25 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 29 Show data context 24 Show data context 45 Show data context 29 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 74 Show data context 55 Show data context 20 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 832 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 21 Show data context 54 Show data context 109 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 702 Show data context 31 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 0 Show data context
Measles 547 Show data context 52 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 232 Show data context 170 Show data context 46 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 2,462 Show data context 121 Show data context 46 Show data context 49 Show data context 42 Show data context 139 Show data context 235 Show data context 408 Show data context 668 Show data context 1,127 Show data context 1,337 Show data context
Cancer 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 60 Show data context 195 Show data context 460 Show data context 627 Show data context 624 Show data context 354 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 15 Show data context 55 Show data context 163 Show data context 111 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 263 Show data context 94 Show data context 55 Show data context 84 Show data context 93 Show data context 169 Show data context 183 Show data context 187 Show data context 193 Show data context 123 Show data context 107 Show data context
Other 5,820 Show data context 316 Show data context 249 Show data context 336 Show data context 330 Show data context 770 Show data context 1,254 Show data context 1,698 Show data context 2,717 Show data context 4,210 Show data context 5,811 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 54 Show data context 31 Show data context 69 Show data context 186 Show data context 312 Show data context 676 Show data context 568 Show data context 423 Show data context 255 Show data context 133 Show data context 29 Show data context
Other TB 447 Show data context 113 Show data context 91 Show data context 82 Show data context 51 Show data context 93 Show data context 55 Show data context 39 Show data context 35 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 46 Show data context 35 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 662 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 15 Show data context 41 Show data context 48 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 501 Show data context 16 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 349 Show data context 58 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 232 Show data context 233 Show data context 34 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 1,584 Show data context 67 Show data context 29 Show data context 41 Show data context 67 Show data context 157 Show data context 246 Show data context 311 Show data context 597 Show data context 1,070 Show data context 1,428 Show data context
Cancer 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 21 Show data context 62 Show data context 201 Show data context 518 Show data context 804 Show data context 881 Show data context 543 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 35 Show data context 120 Show data context 99 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 202 Show data context 64 Show data context 41 Show data context 91 Show data context 96 Show data context 165 Show data context 173 Show data context 169 Show data context 176 Show data context 121 Show data context 95 Show data context
Other 4,684 Show data context 265 Show data context 232 Show data context 288 Show data context 264 Show data context 662 Show data context 1,090 Show data context 1,671 Show data context 2,708 Show data context 4,219 Show data context 5,992 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, Berkshire 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/10073868/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 09th May 2024