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 242 Show data context 66 Show data context 43 Show data context 150 Show data context 248 Show data context 550 Show data context 514 Show data context 326 Show data context 145 Show data context 48 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 884 Show data context 52 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 242 Show data context 124 Show data context 64 Show data context 63 Show data context 56 Show data context 88 Show data context 60 Show data context 83 Show data context 82 Show data context 55 Show data context 28 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 680 Show data context 229 Show data context 32 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 949 Show data context 36 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context 41 Show data context 54 Show data context 53 Show data context 59 Show data context 57 Show data context 52 Show data context
Smallpox 269 Show data context 56 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 915 Show data context 20 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 611 Show data context 40 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 46 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 2,097 Show data context 90 Show data context 28 Show data context 24 Show data context 23 Show data context 92 Show data context 174 Show data context 314 Show data context 445 Show data context 441 Show data context 212 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 18 Show data context 36 Show data context 53 Show data context 55 Show data context 40 Show data context 13 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 35 Show data context 58 Show data context 40 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 220 Show data context 27 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 23 Show data context 30 Show data context 50 Show data context 31 Show data context 23 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other 3,956 Show data context 179 Show data context 89 Show data context 92 Show data context 109 Show data context 278 Show data context 448 Show data context 523 Show data context 698 Show data context 992 Show data context 1,033 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 174 Show data context 67 Show data context 64 Show data context 224 Show data context 447 Show data context 785 Show data context 619 Show data context 494 Show data context 246 Show data context 71 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 952 Show data context 62 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 251 Show data context 175 Show data context 88 Show data context 66 Show data context 50 Show data context 100 Show data context 111 Show data context 92 Show data context 95 Show data context 53 Show data context 15 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,137 Show data context 349 Show data context 44 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,338 Show data context 89 Show data context 26 Show data context 19 Show data context 28 Show data context 82 Show data context 68 Show data context 81 Show data context 88 Show data context 90 Show data context 56 Show data context
Smallpox 413 Show data context 63 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 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
Whooping Cough 1,216 Show data context 37 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 0 Show data context
Measles 765 Show data context 34 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 85 Show data context 21 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,804 Show data context 105 Show data context 12 Show data context 25 Show data context 44 Show data context 130 Show data context 250 Show data context 402 Show data context 639 Show data context 530 Show data context 221 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 19 Show data context 59 Show data context 93 Show data context 71 Show data context 47 Show data context 11 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 41 Show data context 77 Show data context 50 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 432 Show data context 33 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 41 Show data context 44 Show data context 57 Show data context 38 Show data context 37 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 5,441 Show data context 271 Show data context 129 Show data context 123 Show data context 135 Show data context 329 Show data context 546 Show data context 711 Show data context 917 Show data context 1,180 Show data context 1,157 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 166 Show data context 62 Show data context 51 Show data context 247 Show data context 397 Show data context 888 Show data context 757 Show data context 488 Show data context 234 Show data context 53 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 1,199 Show data context 57 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 126 Show data context 65 Show data context 61 Show data context 46 Show data context 35 Show data context 53 Show data context 29 Show data context 26 Show data context 21 Show data context 22 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 665 Show data context 213 Show data context 29 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,206 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 28 Show data context 34 Show data context
Smallpox 356 Show data context 98 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 37 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,309 Show data context 42 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 778 Show data context 33 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
Diptheria 63 Show data context 17 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,069 Show data context 128 Show data context 22 Show data context 33 Show data context 43 Show data context 199 Show data context 270 Show data context 486 Show data context 768 Show data context 799 Show data context 356 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 18 Show data context 60 Show data context 104 Show data context 135 Show data context 68 Show data context 35 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 46 Show data context 81 Show data context 43 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 591 Show data context 40 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 20 Show data context 35 Show data context 44 Show data context 66 Show data context 54 Show data context 37 Show data context 28 Show data context
Other 5,233 Show data context 237 Show data context 105 Show data context 139 Show data context 141 Show data context 394 Show data context 666 Show data context 815 Show data context 1,096 Show data context 1,381 Show data context 1,345 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 163 Show data context 55 Show data context 70 Show data context 229 Show data context 355 Show data context 907 Show data context 826 Show data context 506 Show data context 244 Show data context 76 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other TB 1,143 Show data context 64 Show data context 24 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 25 Show data context 36 Show data context 34 Show data context 35 Show data context 24 Show data context 36 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 518 Show data context 152 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 956 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 21 Show data context 38 Show data context 32 Show data context
Smallpox 43 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,174 Show data context 45 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 1,076 Show data context 53 Show data context 4 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 184 Show data context 44 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,527 Show data context 181 Show data context 36 Show data context 37 Show data context 59 Show data context 184 Show data context 320 Show data context 522 Show data context 743 Show data context 881 Show data context 533 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 21 Show data context 77 Show data context 114 Show data context 153 Show data context 119 Show data context 40 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 44 Show data context 71 Show data context 57 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 510 Show data context 34 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 28 Show data context 48 Show data context 60 Show data context 54 Show data context 35 Show data context 37 Show data context
Other 4,856 Show data context 198 Show data context 140 Show data context 146 Show data context 130 Show data context 378 Show data context 703 Show data context 863 Show data context 1,056 Show data context 1,278 Show data context 1,325 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 81 Show data context 34 Show data context 38 Show data context 180 Show data context 262 Show data context 712 Show data context 820 Show data context 546 Show data context 237 Show data context 58 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 925 Show data context 58 Show data context 30 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 23 Show data context 16 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 85 Show data context 25 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,041 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context 23 Show data context 41 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 852 Show data context 27 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 1,058 Show data context 45 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 368 Show data context 81 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,800 Show data context 95 Show data context 26 Show data context 49 Show data context 51 Show data context 181 Show data context 347 Show data context 608 Show data context 794 Show data context 961 Show data context 703 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 21 Show data context 93 Show data context 170 Show data context 209 Show data context 170 Show data context 75 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 24 Show data context 65 Show data context 52 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 540 Show data context 30 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 33 Show data context 51 Show data context 51 Show data context 50 Show data context 47 Show data context 50 Show data context
Other 4,548 Show data context 158 Show data context 114 Show data context 155 Show data context 168 Show data context 407 Show data context 706 Show data context 903 Show data context 1,032 Show data context 1,293 Show data context 1,262 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 107 Show data context 44 Show data context 47 Show data context 154 Show data context 224 Show data context 614 Show data context 635 Show data context 530 Show data context 257 Show data context 104 Show data context 22 Show data context
Other TB 824 Show data context 97 Show data context 46 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 25 Show data context 20 Show data context 23 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,030 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context
Smallpox 1 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 494 Show data context 9 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 697 Show data context 20 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
Diptheria 81 Show data context 25 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
Lungs 2,178 Show data context 73 Show data context 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 49 Show data context 133 Show data context 247 Show data context 375 Show data context 520 Show data context 673 Show data context 651 Show data context
Cancer 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 28 Show data context 103 Show data context 211 Show data context 295 Show data context 250 Show data context 119 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 41 Show data context 25 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 556 Show data context 44 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 34 Show data context 52 Show data context 61 Show data context 60 Show data context 65 Show data context 72 Show data context
Other 3,777 Show data context 168 Show data context 121 Show data context 129 Show data context 120 Show data context 343 Show data context 573 Show data context 891 Show data context 1,094 Show data context 1,213 Show data context 1,305 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, Bethnal Green RegD/PLPar through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10112059/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 24th April 2024