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 79 Show data context 50 Show data context 39 Show data context 90 Show data context 146 Show data context 361 Show data context 355 Show data context 245 Show data context 99 Show data context 22 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 592 Show data context 68 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 87 Show data context 40 Show data context 27 Show data context 25 Show data context 23 Show data context 34 Show data context 36 Show data context 42 Show data context 28 Show data context 23 Show data context 5 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 332 Show data context 123 Show data context 18 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 364 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 23 Show data context 27 Show data context 26 Show data context
Smallpox 65 Show data context 18 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 416 Show data context 14 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 326 Show data context 29 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 26 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 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
Lungs 1,155 Show data context 49 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 74 Show data context 113 Show data context 223 Show data context 323 Show data context 286 Show data context 146 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 31 Show data context 48 Show data context 45 Show data context 32 Show data context 6 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 36 Show data context 27 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 92 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 24 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 1,753 Show data context 132 Show data context 59 Show data context 34 Show data context 57 Show data context 136 Show data context 257 Show data context 349 Show data context 468 Show data context 566 Show data context 549 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 360 Show data context 166 Show data context 104 Show data context 296 Show data context 521 Show data context 1,151 Show data context 1,129 Show data context 767 Show data context 320 Show data context 81 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other TB 1,894 Show data context 177 Show data context 34 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 310 Show data context 187 Show data context 91 Show data context 80 Show data context 72 Show data context 152 Show data context 150 Show data context 138 Show data context 131 Show data context 70 Show data context 16 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1,555 Show data context 526 Show data context 64 Show data context 25 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,784 Show data context 33 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 27 Show data context 42 Show data context 45 Show data context 49 Show data context 74 Show data context 54 Show data context
Smallpox 314 Show data context 53 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 18 Show data context 18 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,713 Show data context 57 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 1,207 Show data context 61 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 264 Show data context 46 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 3,750 Show data context 162 Show data context 36 Show data context 48 Show data context 73 Show data context 235 Show data context 425 Show data context 718 Show data context 1,092 Show data context 990 Show data context 479 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 30 Show data context 114 Show data context 178 Show data context 153 Show data context 119 Show data context 29 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 13 Show data context 51 Show data context 171 Show data context 80 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 500 Show data context 29 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context 30 Show data context 45 Show data context 66 Show data context 78 Show data context 64 Show data context 46 Show data context 22 Show data context
Other 7,073 Show data context 410 Show data context 178 Show data context 166 Show data context 210 Show data context 555 Show data context 925 Show data context 1,231 Show data context 1,554 Show data context 1,788 Show data context 1,705 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 280 Show data context 129 Show data context 92 Show data context 273 Show data context 468 Show data context 1,251 Show data context 1,166 Show data context 772 Show data context 336 Show data context 53 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other TB 1,877 Show data context 163 Show data context 39 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 104 Show data context 61 Show data context 38 Show data context 55 Show data context 43 Show data context 57 Show data context 51 Show data context 33 Show data context 39 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 645 Show data context 207 Show data context 34 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 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 1,496 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 21 Show data context 42 Show data context 37 Show data context 23 Show data context
Smallpox 110 Show data context 62 Show data context 9 Show data context 18 Show data context 24 Show data context 38 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,463 Show data context 56 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 1,020 Show data context 60 Show data context 4 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 139 Show data context 35 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,837 Show data context 169 Show data context 37 Show data context 47 Show data context 89 Show data context 248 Show data context 458 Show data context 726 Show data context 1,159 Show data context 980 Show data context 495 Show data context
Cancer 15 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 27 Show data context 99 Show data context 165 Show data context 195 Show data context 108 Show data context 28 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 44 Show data context 113 Show data context 70 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 586 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 17 Show data context 36 Show data context 68 Show data context 88 Show data context 82 Show data context 72 Show data context 32 Show data context
Other 6,079 Show data context 368 Show data context 211 Show data context 187 Show data context 186 Show data context 572 Show data context 907 Show data context 1,286 Show data context 1,522 Show data context 1,480 Show data context 1,201 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 153 Show data context 62 Show data context 64 Show data context 194 Show data context 312 Show data context 762 Show data context 748 Show data context 542 Show data context 239 Show data context 47 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 1,296 Show data context 157 Show data context 43 Show data context 15 Show data context 14 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 27 Show data context 33 Show data context 32 Show data context 28 Show data context 35 Show data context 39 Show data context 29 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 294 Show data context 85 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 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 1,304 Show data context 15 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 22 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context
Smallpox 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,141 Show data context 33 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 1,092 Show data context 50 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
Diptheria 273 Show data context 87 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,697 Show data context 149 Show data context 33 Show data context 36 Show data context 49 Show data context 180 Show data context 304 Show data context 513 Show data context 787 Show data context 783 Show data context 452 Show data context
Cancer 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 35 Show data context 70 Show data context 149 Show data context 147 Show data context 104 Show data context 31 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 26 Show data context 84 Show data context 54 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 589 Show data context 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 50 Show data context 55 Show data context 74 Show data context 53 Show data context 38 Show data context 30 Show data context
Other 5,117 Show data context 328 Show data context 170 Show data context 164 Show data context 153 Show data context 471 Show data context 752 Show data context 960 Show data context 1,175 Show data context 1,129 Show data context 910 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 240 Show data context 46 Show data context 59 Show data context 139 Show data context 238 Show data context 636 Show data context 616 Show data context 442 Show data context 155 Show data context 44 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other TB 1,164 Show data context 174 Show data context 57 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 29 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 29 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 38 Show data context 24 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,192 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context 24 Show data context 21 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 812 Show data context 28 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 1,202 Show data context 52 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 381 Show data context 101 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,084 Show data context 85 Show data context 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 39 Show data context 162 Show data context 325 Show data context 505 Show data context 697 Show data context 685 Show data context 392 Show data context
Cancer 20 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 53 Show data context 119 Show data context 178 Show data context 152 Show data context 126 Show data context 35 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 25 Show data context 69 Show data context 31 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 591 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 44 Show data context 65 Show data context 78 Show data context 69 Show data context 40 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other 5,024 Show data context 260 Show data context 161 Show data context 149 Show data context 133 Show data context 419 Show data context 741 Show data context 968 Show data context 1,047 Show data context 965 Show data context 721 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 183 Show data context 55 Show data context 27 Show data context 75 Show data context 89 Show data context 253 Show data context 323 Show data context 253 Show data context 130 Show data context 33 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 898 Show data context 177 Show data context 48 Show data context 29 Show data context 15 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,130 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context
Smallpox 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 719 Show data context 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
Measles 624 Show data context 26 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 110 Show data context 18 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,901 Show data context 50 Show data context 15 Show data context 20 Show data context 26 Show data context 85 Show data context 179 Show data context 300 Show data context 395 Show data context 462 Show data context 299 Show data context
Cancer 34 Show data context 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 49 Show data context 88 Show data context 167 Show data context 185 Show data context 141 Show data context 49 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 22 Show data context 39 Show data context 26 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 398 Show data context 22 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 35 Show data context 59 Show data context 51 Show data context 38 Show data context 33 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other 3,823 Show data context 260 Show data context 118 Show data context 79 Show data context 104 Show data context 246 Show data context 462 Show data context 676 Show data context 831 Show data context 755 Show data context 595 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, Holborn 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/10154900/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 24th April 2024