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 60 Show data context 24 Show data context 45 Show data context 125 Show data context 142 Show data context 218 Show data context 125 Show data context 87 Show data context 38 Show data context 14 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 224 Show data context 46 Show data context 22 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 48 Show data context 38 Show data context 25 Show data context 23 Show data context 30 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 277 Show data context 109 Show data context 23 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 231 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 20 Show data context 19 Show data context 29 Show data context 17 Show data context
Smallpox 50 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 169 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 206 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 10 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 540 Show data context 29 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 31 Show data context 46 Show data context 66 Show data context 104 Show data context 169 Show data context 98 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 25 Show data context 19 Show data context 19 Show data context 7 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 28 Show data context 22 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 71 Show data context 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 33 Show data context 38 Show data context 53 Show data context 46 Show data context 47 Show data context 40 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context
Other 1,630 Show data context 111 Show data context 62 Show data context 52 Show data context 77 Show data context 105 Show data context 199 Show data context 254 Show data context 363 Show data context 542 Show data context 749 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 65 Show data context 35 Show data context 58 Show data context 127 Show data context 170 Show data context 307 Show data context 191 Show data context 119 Show data context 59 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 314 Show data context 45 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 103 Show data context 77 Show data context 52 Show data context 63 Show data context 66 Show data context 110 Show data context 67 Show data context 64 Show data context 58 Show data context 39 Show data context 14 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 298 Show data context 141 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 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 277 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 22 Show data context 28 Show data context 17 Show data context
Smallpox 89 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 18 Show data context 22 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 214 Show data context 12 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 261 Show data context 19 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 43 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 681 Show data context 39 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 46 Show data context 62 Show data context 102 Show data context 176 Show data context 207 Show data context 173 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 17 Show data context 32 Show data context 35 Show data context 17 Show data context 11 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 23 Show data context 34 Show data context 22 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 75 Show data context 31 Show data context 29 Show data context 40 Show data context 44 Show data context 91 Show data context 66 Show data context 48 Show data context 50 Show data context 32 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other 2,084 Show data context 112 Show data context 54 Show data context 63 Show data context 63 Show data context 148 Show data context 191 Show data context 273 Show data context 452 Show data context 623 Show data context 727 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 60 Show data context 42 Show data context 63 Show data context 127 Show data context 178 Show data context 328 Show data context 181 Show data context 122 Show data context 40 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 516 Show data context 51 Show data context 20 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 49 Show data context 36 Show data context 24 Show data context 21 Show data context 31 Show data context 50 Show data context 40 Show data context 27 Show data context 24 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 401 Show data context 160 Show data context 40 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 270 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context
Smallpox 67 Show data context 55 Show data context 14 Show data context 23 Show data context 36 Show data context 47 Show data context 28 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 260 Show data context 13 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 357 Show data context 18 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 37 Show data context 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 1,074 Show data context 41 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 32 Show data context 67 Show data context 87 Show data context 165 Show data context 283 Show data context 303 Show data context 160 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 43 Show data context 48 Show data context 31 Show data context 12 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 36 Show data context 51 Show data context 33 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 94 Show data context 24 Show data context 33 Show data context 41 Show data context 65 Show data context 117 Show data context 89 Show data context 69 Show data context 63 Show data context 35 Show data context 26 Show data context
Other 2,461 Show data context 122 Show data context 74 Show data context 76 Show data context 72 Show data context 196 Show data context 248 Show data context 374 Show data context 564 Show data context 738 Show data context 775 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 40 Show data context 44 Show data context 53 Show data context 106 Show data context 147 Show data context 223 Show data context 158 Show data context 124 Show data context 54 Show data context 17 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 272 Show data context 41 Show data context 28 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 109 Show data context 42 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 222 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 22 Show data context 16 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 290 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 349 Show data context 26 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 22 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 1,092 Show data context 53 Show data context 19 Show data context 28 Show data context 17 Show data context 55 Show data context 111 Show data context 163 Show data context 287 Show data context 312 Show data context 206 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 35 Show data context 83 Show data context 69 Show data context 43 Show data context 9 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 17 Show data context 38 Show data context 37 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 97 Show data context 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 36 Show data context 37 Show data context 73 Show data context 75 Show data context 75 Show data context 56 Show data context 33 Show data context 18 Show data context
Other 1,986 Show data context 152 Show data context 86 Show data context 85 Show data context 46 Show data context 202 Show data context 272 Show data context 428 Show data context 631 Show data context 748 Show data context 618 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 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 45 Show data context 86 Show data context 123 Show data context 162 Show data context 120 Show data context 105 Show data context 64 Show data context 20 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 203 Show data context 44 Show data context 27 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 101 Show data context 39 Show data context 11 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 146 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 239 Show data context 8 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 450 Show data context 17 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
Diptheria 25 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 864 Show data context 40 Show data context 6 Show data context 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 44 Show data context 88 Show data context 155 Show data context 218 Show data context 251 Show data context 184 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 37 Show data context 70 Show data context 91 Show data context 85 Show data context 23 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 23 Show data context 42 Show data context 19 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 59 Show data context 32 Show data context 18 Show data context 31 Show data context 27 Show data context 57 Show data context 39 Show data context 67 Show data context 58 Show data context 29 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 1,683 Show data context 100 Show data context 74 Show data context 82 Show data context 68 Show data context 151 Show data context 267 Show data context 416 Show data context 640 Show data context 794 Show data context 699 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 22 Show data context 16 Show data context 30 Show data context 68 Show data context 72 Show data context 186 Show data context 126 Show data context 95 Show data context 40 Show data context 17 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 220 Show data context 49 Show data context 32 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 29 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 56 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 198 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 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 177 Show data context 7 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 211 Show data context 13 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
Diptheria 32 Show data context 23 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 715 Show data context 43 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 14 Show data context 38 Show data context 51 Show data context 105 Show data context 225 Show data context 286 Show data context 164 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 33 Show data context 84 Show data context 146 Show data context 127 Show data context 39 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 32 Show data context 27 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 59 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 41 Show data context 46 Show data context 107 Show data context 77 Show data context 62 Show data context 57 Show data context 42 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 1,608 Show data context 73 Show data context 62 Show data context 71 Show data context 63 Show data context 147 Show data context 261 Show data context 400 Show data context 650 Show data context 826 Show data context 724 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, Whitehaven RegD/PLU through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10139144/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 28th April 2024