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 87 Show data context 45 Show data context 70 Show data context 179 Show data context 233 Show data context 299 Show data context 187 Show data context 129 Show data context 66 Show data context 37 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 212 Show data context 37 Show data context 26 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 88 Show data context 54 Show data context 55 Show data context 61 Show data context 39 Show data context 36 Show data context 32 Show data context 27 Show data context 21 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 236 Show data context 95 Show data context 22 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 140 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 17 Show data context 32 Show data context 34 Show data context
Smallpox 45 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 153 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 100 Show data context 7 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 47 Show data context 15 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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 492 Show data context 20 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 17 Show data context 53 Show data context 44 Show data context 87 Show data context 126 Show data context 170 Show data context 115 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 31 Show data context 31 Show data context 19 Show data context 15 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 21 Show data context 44 Show data context 37 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 72 Show data context 25 Show data context 31 Show data context 27 Show data context 21 Show data context 32 Show data context 35 Show data context 35 Show data context 26 Show data context 24 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 2,026 Show data context 107 Show data context 72 Show data context 84 Show data context 76 Show data context 157 Show data context 252 Show data context 315 Show data context 530 Show data context 734 Show data context 888 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 34 Show data context 52 Show data context 146 Show data context 210 Show data context 330 Show data context 183 Show data context 112 Show data context 81 Show data context 26 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 242 Show data context 31 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 125 Show data context 72 Show data context 63 Show data context 65 Show data context 43 Show data context 66 Show data context 42 Show data context 31 Show data context 35 Show data context 35 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 253 Show data context 112 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 217 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 28 Show data context 48 Show data context
Smallpox 43 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 164 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 177 Show data context 12 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 46 Show data context 20 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 697 Show data context 29 Show data context 16 Show data context 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 39 Show data context 54 Show data context 92 Show data context 174 Show data context 228 Show data context 167 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 26 Show data context 40 Show data context 29 Show data context 17 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 48 Show data context 31 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 76 Show data context 29 Show data context 40 Show data context 26 Show data context 30 Show data context 51 Show data context 30 Show data context 38 Show data context 32 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context
Other 2,319 Show data context 126 Show data context 63 Show data context 71 Show data context 60 Show data context 194 Show data context 244 Show data context 364 Show data context 567 Show data context 826 Show data context 898 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 49 Show data context 26 Show data context 47 Show data context 141 Show data context 184 Show data context 260 Show data context 188 Show data context 102 Show data context 51 Show data context 24 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other TB 294 Show data context 47 Show data context 23 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 42 Show data context 34 Show data context 24 Show data context 36 Show data context 22 Show data context 31 Show data context 26 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 265 Show data context 112 Show data context 26 Show data context 3 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 306 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context 34 Show data context
Smallpox 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 178 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 111 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
Diptheria 24 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 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 812 Show data context 35 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 48 Show data context 57 Show data context 104 Show data context 200 Show data context 304 Show data context 282 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 17 Show data context 42 Show data context 57 Show data context 44 Show data context 19 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 29 Show data context 41 Show data context 34 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 73 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context 28 Show data context 28 Show data context 35 Show data context 23 Show data context 25 Show data context 34 Show data context 33 Show data context 23 Show data context
Other 2,224 Show data context 117 Show data context 74 Show data context 62 Show data context 65 Show data context 171 Show data context 275 Show data context 346 Show data context 637 Show data context 928 Show data context 981 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 21 Show data context 21 Show data context 36 Show data context 114 Show data context 124 Show data context 191 Show data context 160 Show data context 98 Show data context 71 Show data context 25 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 250 Show data context 43 Show data context 26 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 96 Show data context 51 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 294 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 18 Show data context 31 Show data context 23 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 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 224 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
Measles 124 Show data context 6 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 18 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 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 912 Show data context 55 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 15 Show data context 43 Show data context 63 Show data context 98 Show data context 232 Show data context 316 Show data context 251 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 66 Show data context 99 Show data context 72 Show data context 35 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 33 Show data context 40 Show data context 27 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 56 Show data context 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 18 Show data context 18 Show data context 38 Show data context 28 Show data context 48 Show data context 39 Show data context 44 Show data context 21 Show data context
Other 1,828 Show data context 116 Show data context 61 Show data context 84 Show data context 97 Show data context 191 Show data context 280 Show data context 430 Show data context 694 Show data context 1,045 Show data context 1,191 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 43 Show data context 19 Show data context 28 Show data context 66 Show data context 88 Show data context 152 Show data context 123 Show data context 53 Show data context 47 Show data context 27 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 268 Show data context 31 Show data context 6 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 18 Show data context 4 Show data context 16 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 68 Show data context 27 Show data context 10 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 280 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 8 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 163 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
Measles 303 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
Diptheria 43 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 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 987 Show data context 37 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 39 Show data context 69 Show data context 92 Show data context 200 Show data context 325 Show data context 222 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 48 Show data context 71 Show data context 122 Show data context 106 Show data context 38 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 37 Show data context 60 Show data context 45 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 70 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 33 Show data context 35 Show data context 39 Show data context 38 Show data context 30 Show data context 28 Show data context
Other 2,149 Show data context 83 Show data context 58 Show data context 76 Show data context 68 Show data context 147 Show data context 208 Show data context 341 Show data context 623 Show data context 966 Show data context 1,034 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 20 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context 41 Show data context 63 Show data context 125 Show data context 100 Show data context 52 Show data context 44 Show data context 20 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 165 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 26 Show data context 18 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 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
Gastro-intestinal 152 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 164 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
Measles 148 Show data context 18 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 54 Show data context 51 Show data context 5 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
Lungs 733 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 24 Show data context 37 Show data context 63 Show data context 153 Show data context 279 Show data context 223 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 42 Show data context 106 Show data context 151 Show data context 163 Show data context 64 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 23 Show data context 32 Show data context 37 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 47 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 23 Show data context 8 Show data context 33 Show data context 35 Show data context 33 Show data context 49 Show data context 32 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 1,804 Show data context 74 Show data context 45 Show data context 58 Show data context 45 Show data context 117 Show data context 193 Show data context 307 Show data context 586 Show data context 954 Show data context 1,113 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, Belper 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/10075452/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 30th April 2024