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 26 Show data context 10 Show data context 24 Show data context 68 Show data context 96 Show data context 155 Show data context 110 Show data context 57 Show data context 32 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 79 Show data context 28 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 72 Show data context 37 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 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
Gastro-intestinal 30 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context
Smallpox 16 Show data context 1 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 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 52 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 0 Show data context
Measles 40 Show data context 5 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
Diptheria 21 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 155 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 28 Show data context 35 Show data context 58 Show data context 79 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 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 29 Show data context 26 Show data context 25 Show data context 5 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 20 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other 677 Show data context 42 Show data context 25 Show data context 29 Show data context 21 Show data context 78 Show data context 106 Show data context 158 Show data context 207 Show data context 395 Show data context 627 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 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 21 Show data context 55 Show data context 87 Show data context 146 Show data context 88 Show data context 56 Show data context 37 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 101 Show data context 21 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 75 Show data context 41 Show data context 10 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 60 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context
Smallpox 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 51 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 31 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
Diptheria 30 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 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
Lungs 176 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 32 Show data context 37 Show data context 65 Show data context 85 Show data context 66 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 27 Show data context 32 Show data context 15 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 30 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 20 Show data context 28 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other 693 Show data context 42 Show data context 17 Show data context 32 Show data context 20 Show data context 68 Show data context 98 Show data context 161 Show data context 241 Show data context 427 Show data context 638 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 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 52 Show data context 67 Show data context 133 Show data context 101 Show data context 63 Show data context 37 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 126 Show data context 19 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 50 Show data context 19 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 48 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 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 68 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
Measles 36 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 10 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 260 Show data context 15 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 30 Show data context 39 Show data context 64 Show data context 129 Show data context 123 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 14 Show data context 23 Show data context 38 Show data context 48 Show data context 10 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 30 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 21 Show data context 19 Show data context 23 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context
Other 611 Show data context 43 Show data context 33 Show data context 35 Show data context 23 Show data context 83 Show data context 113 Show data context 150 Show data context 268 Show data context 417 Show data context 563 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 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 31 Show data context 50 Show data context 79 Show data context 55 Show data context 47 Show data context 36 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 65 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 16 Show data context 5 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
Gastro-intestinal 35 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 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 58 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 41 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 19 Show data context 10 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 181 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 32 Show data context 75 Show data context 92 Show data context 92 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 14 Show data context 23 Show data context 49 Show data context 39 Show data context 22 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 490 Show data context 31 Show data context 16 Show data context 26 Show data context 26 Show data context 72 Show data context 93 Show data context 144 Show data context 296 Show data context 459 Show data context 598 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 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 22 Show data context 37 Show data context 63 Show data context 47 Show data context 22 Show data context 18 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 48 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 13 Show data context 13 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
Gastro-intestinal 45 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 2 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 46 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 27 Show data context 4 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 7 Show data context 4 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 181 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 20 Show data context 24 Show data context 29 Show data context 64 Show data context 106 Show data context 96 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 16 Show data context 31 Show data context 51 Show data context 76 Show data context 33 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 34 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 16 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 469 Show data context 13 Show data context 23 Show data context 34 Show data context 28 Show data context 70 Show data context 83 Show data context 138 Show data context 286 Show data context 484 Show data context 585 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 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 15 Show data context 24 Show data context 57 Show data context 36 Show data context 28 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 48 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1 Show data context 4 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 17 Show data context 2 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 3 Show data context 3 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 47 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 20 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 124 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 16 Show data context 31 Show data context 33 Show data context 53 Show data context 88 Show data context 102 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 51 Show data context 63 Show data context 93 Show data context 46 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context 24 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other 372 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 32 Show data context 27 Show data context 54 Show data context 86 Show data context 134 Show data context 238 Show data context 429 Show data context 476 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, Penrith 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/10029995/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 26th April 2024