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 23 Show data context 12 Show data context 20 Show data context 43 Show data context 83 Show data context 98 Show data context 88 Show data context 56 Show data context 24 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 124 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 28 Show data context 21 Show data context 17 Show data context 25 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 12 Show data context 22 Show data context 21 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 60 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 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
Gastro-intestinal 118 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 22 Show data context
Smallpox 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 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 0 Show data context
Measles 16 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 6 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 202 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 15 Show data context 25 Show data context 19 Show data context 42 Show data context 57 Show data context 46 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 30 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 17 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other 771 Show data context 45 Show data context 28 Show data context 25 Show data context 37 Show data context 73 Show data context 101 Show data context 123 Show data context 177 Show data context 274 Show data context 413 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 25 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 Show data context 50 Show data context 76 Show data context 127 Show data context 67 Show data context 52 Show data context 33 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 145 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 24 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 63 Show data context 28 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 175 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 21 Show data context
Smallpox 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 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
Whooping Cough 94 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 44 Show data context 5 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 43 Show data context 29 Show data context 19 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 251 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 23 Show data context 36 Show data context 62 Show data context 93 Show data context 55 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 31 Show data context 26 Show data context 10 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 31 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 24 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other 807 Show data context 49 Show data context 27 Show data context 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 73 Show data context 85 Show data context 118 Show data context 182 Show data context 298 Show data context 413 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 38 Show data context 12 Show data context 16 Show data context 47 Show data context 57 Show data context 95 Show data context 79 Show data context 38 Show data context 23 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 132 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 86 Show data context 48 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 143 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 61 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 61 Show data context 7 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 16 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 304 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context 36 Show data context 44 Show data context 96 Show data context 139 Show data context 128 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 18 Show data context 19 Show data context 34 Show data context 25 Show data context 17 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 29 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 22 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 700 Show data context 35 Show data context 23 Show data context 25 Show data context 36 Show data context 69 Show data context 94 Show data context 140 Show data context 210 Show data context 288 Show data context 434 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 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 29 Show data context 38 Show data context 95 Show data context 75 Show data context 47 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 133 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 17 Show data context 10 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 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 89 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 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 81 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 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 31 Show data context 27 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 441 Show data context 35 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 26 Show data context 40 Show data context 64 Show data context 114 Show data context 110 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 36 Show data context 47 Show data context 46 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 15 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 29 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 22 Show data context 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context
Other 698 Show data context 52 Show data context 26 Show data context 34 Show data context 23 Show data context 88 Show data context 101 Show data context 137 Show data context 208 Show data context 347 Show data context 518 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 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 22 Show data context 37 Show data context 32 Show data context 66 Show data context 56 Show data context 38 Show data context 30 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 74 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 5 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 130 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 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 59 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 104 Show data context 13 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 71 Show data context 53 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 284 Show data context 26 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 15 Show data context 21 Show data context 46 Show data context 60 Show data context 109 Show data context 133 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 31 Show data context 51 Show data context 47 Show data context 33 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 41 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 15 Show data context 24 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other 711 Show data context 29 Show data context 35 Show data context 37 Show data context 25 Show data context 69 Show data context 99 Show data context 152 Show data context 226 Show data context 380 Show data context 505 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 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 23 Show data context 52 Show data context 69 Show data context 41 Show data context 25 Show data context 24 Show data context 16 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 51 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 8 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 113 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 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 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 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Whooping Cough 71 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 30 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 13 Show data context 7 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
Lungs 203 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 17 Show data context 28 Show data context 55 Show data context 107 Show data context 119 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 17 Show data context 46 Show data context 77 Show data context 83 Show data context 39 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other 541 Show data context 22 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 25 Show data context 46 Show data context 96 Show data context 125 Show data context 242 Show data context 357 Show data context 521 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, Malling 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/10043931/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 28th April 2024