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 102 Show data context 76 Show data context 179 Show data context 463 Show data context 620 Show data context 1,021 Show data context 633 Show data context 360 Show data context 256 Show data context 121 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other TB 807 Show data context 163 Show data context 90 Show data context 53 Show data context 42 Show data context 49 Show data context 37 Show data context 12 Show data context 24 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 188 Show data context 125 Show data context 128 Show data context 134 Show data context 142 Show data context 165 Show data context 132 Show data context 93 Show data context 85 Show data context 91 Show data context 34 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 632 Show data context 282 Show data context 76 Show data context 27 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 768 Show data context 24 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 21 Show data context 46 Show data context 45 Show data context 59 Show data context 72 Show data context 116 Show data context 179 Show data context
Smallpox 198 Show data context 26 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 20 Show data context 25 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 600 Show data context 25 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
Measles 383 Show data context 49 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 236 Show data context 155 Show data context 56 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 1,597 Show data context 109 Show data context 56 Show data context 68 Show data context 76 Show data context 151 Show data context 215 Show data context 256 Show data context 516 Show data context 728 Show data context 801 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 25 Show data context 61 Show data context 130 Show data context 191 Show data context 182 Show data context 124 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 45 Show data context 139 Show data context 118 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 220 Show data context 91 Show data context 61 Show data context 66 Show data context 81 Show data context 147 Show data context 109 Show data context 102 Show data context 98 Show data context 94 Show data context 90 Show data context
Other 7,210 Show data context 372 Show data context 247 Show data context 281 Show data context 284 Show data context 715 Show data context 839 Show data context 1,077 Show data context 1,824 Show data context 3,418 Show data context 5,357 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 118 Show data context 83 Show data context 197 Show data context 563 Show data context 712 Show data context 1,203 Show data context 749 Show data context 439 Show data context 215 Show data context 92 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 1,079 Show data context 135 Show data context 95 Show data context 50 Show data context 45 Show data context 41 Show data context 31 Show data context 27 Show data context 20 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 191 Show data context 192 Show data context 169 Show data context 180 Show data context 237 Show data context 239 Show data context 175 Show data context 135 Show data context 142 Show data context 86 Show data context 52 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,202 Show data context 553 Show data context 130 Show data context 44 Show data context 28 Show data context 38 Show data context 17 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,162 Show data context 20 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 41 Show data context 31 Show data context 34 Show data context 76 Show data context 130 Show data context 159 Show data context
Smallpox 232 Show data context 34 Show data context 9 Show data context 21 Show data context 36 Show data context 44 Show data context 34 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Whooping Cough 728 Show data context 27 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
Measles 483 Show data context 37 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 239 Show data context 178 Show data context 47 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 2,243 Show data context 110 Show data context 54 Show data context 59 Show data context 113 Show data context 212 Show data context 274 Show data context 353 Show data context 588 Show data context 898 Show data context 949 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 27 Show data context 85 Show data context 201 Show data context 267 Show data context 234 Show data context 134 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 18 Show data context 48 Show data context 137 Show data context 121 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 280 Show data context 81 Show data context 94 Show data context 114 Show data context 139 Show data context 207 Show data context 187 Show data context 176 Show data context 154 Show data context 116 Show data context 108 Show data context
Other 8,207 Show data context 421 Show data context 269 Show data context 276 Show data context 277 Show data context 668 Show data context 940 Show data context 1,315 Show data context 2,077 Show data context 3,338 Show data context 5,312 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 189 Show data context 114 Show data context 208 Show data context 555 Show data context 718 Show data context 1,273 Show data context 846 Show data context 487 Show data context 299 Show data context 98 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other TB 1,690 Show data context 185 Show data context 88 Show data context 49 Show data context 37 Show data context 39 Show data context 37 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 238 Show data context 164 Show data context 133 Show data context 187 Show data context 189 Show data context 275 Show data context 164 Show data context 113 Show data context 78 Show data context 62 Show data context 20 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,125 Show data context 556 Show data context 121 Show data context 28 Show data context 28 Show data context 23 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,811 Show data context 24 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 23 Show data context 32 Show data context 37 Show data context 59 Show data context 120 Show data context 157 Show data context
Smallpox 113 Show data context 60 Show data context 20 Show data context 29 Show data context 40 Show data context 66 Show data context 44 Show data context 26 Show data context 20 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,024 Show data context 24 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 647 Show data context 42 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 163 Show data context 99 Show data context 34 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,017 Show data context 138 Show data context 54 Show data context 79 Show data context 98 Show data context 273 Show data context 419 Show data context 449 Show data context 777 Show data context 1,145 Show data context 1,199 Show data context
Cancer 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context 47 Show data context 147 Show data context 239 Show data context 344 Show data context 353 Show data context 186 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 27 Show data context 102 Show data context 178 Show data context 159 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 389 Show data context 113 Show data context 126 Show data context 154 Show data context 157 Show data context 258 Show data context 222 Show data context 217 Show data context 186 Show data context 138 Show data context 124 Show data context
Other 10,370 Show data context 481 Show data context 286 Show data context 358 Show data context 362 Show data context 842 Show data context 1,266 Show data context 1,647 Show data context 2,622 Show data context 4,035 Show data context 5,706 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 175 Show data context 141 Show data context 247 Show data context 579 Show data context 734 Show data context 1,339 Show data context 869 Show data context 532 Show data context 297 Show data context 122 Show data context 18 Show data context
Other TB 1,806 Show data context 252 Show data context 126 Show data context 77 Show data context 59 Show data context 87 Show data context 51 Show data context 28 Show data context 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 96 Show data context 110 Show data context 107 Show data context 146 Show data context 113 Show data context 170 Show data context 102 Show data context 90 Show data context 61 Show data context 33 Show data context 12 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 708 Show data context 317 Show data context 79 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 22 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,552 Show data context 24 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 26 Show data context 26 Show data context 32 Show data context 44 Show data context 95 Show data context 124 Show data context
Smallpox 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,357 Show data context 41 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 812 Show data context 60 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 165 Show data context 124 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 5,189 Show data context 308 Show data context 76 Show data context 134 Show data context 189 Show data context 483 Show data context 684 Show data context 842 Show data context 1,114 Show data context 1,467 Show data context 1,246 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 56 Show data context 202 Show data context 430 Show data context 552 Show data context 538 Show data context 249 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 25 Show data context 104 Show data context 257 Show data context 189 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 367 Show data context 110 Show data context 107 Show data context 140 Show data context 122 Show data context 255 Show data context 239 Show data context 261 Show data context 237 Show data context 178 Show data context 134 Show data context
Other 11,378 Show data context 550 Show data context 416 Show data context 435 Show data context 440 Show data context 1,042 Show data context 1,491 Show data context 2,037 Show data context 3,212 Show data context 4,892 Show data context 5,711 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 182 Show data context 96 Show data context 167 Show data context 470 Show data context 595 Show data context 1,017 Show data context 834 Show data context 550 Show data context 298 Show data context 112 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other TB 1,667 Show data context 244 Show data context 136 Show data context 100 Show data context 82 Show data context 122 Show data context 77 Show data context 47 Show data context 23 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 63 Show data context 76 Show data context 78 Show data context 107 Show data context 108 Show data context 160 Show data context 99 Show data context 77 Show data context 46 Show data context 23 Show data context 5 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 248 Show data context 115 Show data context 21 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,815 Show data context 17 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 17 Show data context 26 Show data context 49 Show data context 91 Show data context 108 Show data context
Smallpox 20 Show data context 25 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 28 Show data context 70 Show data context 43 Show data context 28 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,152 Show data context 36 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 896 Show data context 66 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 315 Show data context 138 Show data context 32 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,939 Show data context 253 Show data context 65 Show data context 141 Show data context 188 Show data context 526 Show data context 780 Show data context 956 Show data context 1,241 Show data context 1,464 Show data context 1,290 Show data context
Cancer 16 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 74 Show data context 207 Show data context 536 Show data context 745 Show data context 742 Show data context 370 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 17 Show data context 94 Show data context 225 Show data context 163 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 431 Show data context 102 Show data context 87 Show data context 162 Show data context 142 Show data context 246 Show data context 309 Show data context 292 Show data context 278 Show data context 194 Show data context 143 Show data context
Other 11,659 Show data context 507 Show data context 388 Show data context 488 Show data context 441 Show data context 1,069 Show data context 1,587 Show data context 2,314 Show data context 3,627 Show data context 5,478 Show data context 6,623 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 178 Show data context 102 Show data context 133 Show data context 328 Show data context 456 Show data context 958 Show data context 810 Show data context 515 Show data context 308 Show data context 153 Show data context 20 Show data context
Other TB 1,413 Show data context 253 Show data context 150 Show data context 107 Show data context 86 Show data context 132 Show data context 90 Show data context 52 Show data context 38 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 27 Show data context 23 Show data context 29 Show data context 53 Show data context 63 Show data context 126 Show data context 65 Show data context 36 Show data context 20 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 167 Show data context 94 Show data context 20 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,198 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 26 Show data context 42 Show data context 72 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,069 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 1,120 Show data context 79 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 603 Show data context 296 Show data context 52 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 4,620 Show data context 181 Show data context 99 Show data context 173 Show data context 283 Show data context 631 Show data context 718 Show data context 920 Show data context 1,288 Show data context 1,499 Show data context 1,324 Show data context
Cancer 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 80 Show data context 269 Show data context 675 Show data context 988 Show data context 992 Show data context 477 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 17 Show data context 81 Show data context 202 Show data context 134 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 402 Show data context 106 Show data context 66 Show data context 144 Show data context 135 Show data context 308 Show data context 301 Show data context 308 Show data context 266 Show data context 176 Show data context 151 Show data context
Other 11,336 Show data context 483 Show data context 355 Show data context 397 Show data context 403 Show data context 969 Show data context 1,671 Show data context 2,446 Show data context 3,889 Show data context 5,620 Show data context 6,638 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, North Riding 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/10041776/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 25th April 2024