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 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 60 Show data context 63 Show data context 97 Show data context 74 Show data context 31 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 35 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 24 Show data context 25 Show data context 20 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 22 Show data context 8 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 57 Show data context 30 Show data context 15 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 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 83 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 19 Show data context 24 Show data context
Smallpox 5 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 57 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 0 Show data context
Measles 35 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 195 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 30 Show data context 43 Show data context 71 Show data context 54 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 17 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 37 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 998 Show data context 36 Show data context 29 Show data context 34 Show data context 25 Show data context 68 Show data context 83 Show data context 109 Show data context 180 Show data context 295 Show data context 481 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 13 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 33 Show data context 54 Show data context 76 Show data context 56 Show data context 31 Show data context 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 70 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 27 Show data context 27 Show data context 26 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context 25 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 66 Show data context 40 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 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
Gastro-intestinal 100 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 34 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 64 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 0 Show data context
Measles 29 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 16 Show data context 15 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 176 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 15 Show data context 18 Show data context 24 Show data context 38 Show data context 64 Show data context 64 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 14 Show data context 25 Show data context 22 Show data context 9 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 32 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 715 Show data context 29 Show data context 27 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context 49 Show data context 60 Show data context 93 Show data context 181 Show data context 300 Show data context 487 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 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 35 Show data context 58 Show data context 77 Show data context 55 Show data context 35 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 89 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 90 Show data context 36 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 74 Show data context 2 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 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 28 Show data context
Smallpox 0 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 72 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 39 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 210 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 28 Show data context 61 Show data context 75 Show data context 103 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 20 Show data context 36 Show data context 36 Show data context 10 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 26 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 588 Show data context 33 Show data context 14 Show data context 23 Show data context 19 Show data context 55 Show data context 77 Show data context 116 Show data context 202 Show data context 339 Show data context 553 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 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 16 Show data context 30 Show data context 49 Show data context 57 Show data context 41 Show data context 30 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 53 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 33 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 55 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
Measles 21 Show data context 4 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 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
Lungs 233 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 45 Show data context 83 Show data context 89 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 25 Show data context 42 Show data context 53 Show data context 25 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 19 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 497 Show data context 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 29 Show data context 20 Show data context 35 Show data context 55 Show data context 93 Show data context 171 Show data context 366 Show data context 524 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 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 19 Show data context 28 Show data context 38 Show data context 26 Show data context 23 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 58 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 3 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 25 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 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 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 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 52 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 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 27 Show data context 12 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
Lungs 187 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 33 Show data context 76 Show data context 102 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 41 Show data context 61 Show data context 46 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other 459 Show data context 20 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 25 Show data context 53 Show data context 51 Show data context 74 Show data context 179 Show data context 323 Show data context 539 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 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 40 Show data context 20 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 26 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 38 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 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 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 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 0 Show data context
Measles 24 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
Diptheria 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 134 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 36 Show data context 68 Show data context 116 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 20 Show data context 46 Show data context 77 Show data context 46 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 369 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 27 Show data context 46 Show data context 90 Show data context 153 Show data context 323 Show data context 474 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, Bourne 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/10043839/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 28th April 2024