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 57 Show data context 21 Show data context 34 Show data context 78 Show data context 119 Show data context 270 Show data context 222 Show data context 119 Show data context 60 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 362 Show data context 45 Show data context 20 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 73 Show data context 72 Show data context 42 Show data context 20 Show data context 33 Show data context 32 Show data context 24 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 216 Show data context 120 Show data context 22 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 543 Show data context 22 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 26 Show data context 21 Show data context 26 Show data context 26 Show data context 32 Show data context 26 Show data context
Smallpox 52 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 258 Show data context 22 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 17 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 22 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 704 Show data context 34 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 45 Show data context 61 Show data context 80 Show data context 121 Show data context 195 Show data context 183 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 22 Show data context 33 Show data context 38 Show data context 32 Show data context 15 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 26 Show data context 27 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 55 Show data context 15 Show data context 25 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 36 Show data context 40 Show data context 31 Show data context 20 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other 1,431 Show data context 98 Show data context 45 Show data context 56 Show data context 47 Show data context 123 Show data context 216 Show data context 234 Show data context 347 Show data context 459 Show data context 582 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 108 Show data context 27 Show data context 59 Show data context 104 Show data context 174 Show data context 415 Show data context 356 Show data context 229 Show data context 77 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 663 Show data context 65 Show data context 20 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 125 Show data context 93 Show data context 76 Show data context 48 Show data context 40 Show data context 66 Show data context 62 Show data context 42 Show data context 33 Show data context 26 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 625 Show data context 273 Show data context 54 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 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 810 Show data context 61 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 24 Show data context 67 Show data context 73 Show data context 53 Show data context 37 Show data context 42 Show data context 31 Show data context
Smallpox 85 Show data context 17 Show data context 5 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 25 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 410 Show data context 22 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
Measles 299 Show data context 21 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
Diptheria 50 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 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
Lungs 1,363 Show data context 73 Show data context 24 Show data context 19 Show data context 30 Show data context 64 Show data context 118 Show data context 157 Show data context 230 Show data context 316 Show data context 269 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 16 Show data context 52 Show data context 86 Show data context 69 Show data context 65 Show data context 22 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 39 Show data context 40 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 99 Show data context 32 Show data context 35 Show data context 38 Show data context 44 Show data context 68 Show data context 66 Show data context 53 Show data context 33 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 2,957 Show data context 193 Show data context 98 Show data context 74 Show data context 82 Show data context 239 Show data context 343 Show data context 444 Show data context 539 Show data context 657 Show data context 799 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 126 Show data context 79 Show data context 139 Show data context 181 Show data context 277 Show data context 680 Show data context 672 Show data context 434 Show data context 206 Show data context 67 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other TB 1,088 Show data context 103 Show data context 35 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 106 Show data context 78 Show data context 54 Show data context 52 Show data context 26 Show data context 65 Show data context 47 Show data context 35 Show data context 24 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 547 Show data context 225 Show data context 42 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,253 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 25 Show data context 20 Show data context 28 Show data context
Smallpox 150 Show data context 53 Show data context 47 Show data context 66 Show data context 77 Show data context 129 Show data context 76 Show data context 28 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 906 Show data context 39 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
Measles 468 Show data context 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
Diptheria 96 Show data context 35 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,671 Show data context 124 Show data context 40 Show data context 29 Show data context 45 Show data context 149 Show data context 205 Show data context 308 Show data context 428 Show data context 531 Show data context 452 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 29 Show data context 74 Show data context 129 Show data context 154 Show data context 112 Show data context 41 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 44 Show data context 111 Show data context 65 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 136 Show data context 42 Show data context 47 Show data context 44 Show data context 58 Show data context 97 Show data context 84 Show data context 77 Show data context 52 Show data context 24 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other 5,344 Show data context 341 Show data context 174 Show data context 153 Show data context 139 Show data context 381 Show data context 569 Show data context 798 Show data context 983 Show data context 1,137 Show data context 1,117 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 220 Show data context 89 Show data context 132 Show data context 279 Show data context 341 Show data context 921 Show data context 975 Show data context 572 Show data context 282 Show data context 103 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other TB 2,038 Show data context 161 Show data context 76 Show data context 39 Show data context 27 Show data context 32 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 88 Show data context 92 Show data context 89 Show data context 75 Show data context 67 Show data context 100 Show data context 65 Show data context 35 Show data context 31 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 651 Show data context 256 Show data context 42 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,134 Show data context 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 19 Show data context 18 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context 36 Show data context 59 Show data context
Smallpox 348 Show data context 83 Show data context 67 Show data context 80 Show data context 94 Show data context 210 Show data context 117 Show data context 58 Show data context 22 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,924 Show data context 86 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 1,419 Show data context 115 Show data context 4 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
Diptheria 553 Show data context 264 Show data context 40 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 5,540 Show data context 352 Show data context 56 Show data context 78 Show data context 69 Show data context 272 Show data context 464 Show data context 580 Show data context 813 Show data context 974 Show data context 721 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 47 Show data context 152 Show data context 273 Show data context 317 Show data context 228 Show data context 88 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 61 Show data context 175 Show data context 113 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 348 Show data context 89 Show data context 57 Show data context 68 Show data context 62 Show data context 122 Show data context 149 Show data context 109 Show data context 90 Show data context 52 Show data context 37 Show data context
Other 9,361 Show data context 463 Show data context 320 Show data context 285 Show data context 233 Show data context 716 Show data context 1,200 Show data context 1,430 Show data context 1,820 Show data context 2,178 Show data context 2,078 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 177 Show data context 94 Show data context 165 Show data context 362 Show data context 537 Show data context 1,165 Show data context 1,260 Show data context 833 Show data context 371 Show data context 121 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other TB 2,274 Show data context 276 Show data context 100 Show data context 68 Show data context 45 Show data context 62 Show data context 42 Show data context 38 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 77 Show data context 94 Show data context 112 Show data context 117 Show data context 115 Show data context 204 Show data context 107 Show data context 69 Show data context 28 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 393 Show data context 174 Show data context 42 Show data context 13 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 4,258 Show data context 25 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context 24 Show data context 32 Show data context 69 Show data context 54 Show data context
Smallpox 40 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 2,106 Show data context 69 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 2,172 Show data context 168 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 1,638 Show data context 767 Show data context 104 Show data context 20 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 7,292 Show data context 313 Show data context 87 Show data context 91 Show data context 114 Show data context 401 Show data context 717 Show data context 1,013 Show data context 1,414 Show data context 1,763 Show data context 1,278 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 73 Show data context 278 Show data context 574 Show data context 707 Show data context 555 Show data context 239 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 22 Show data context 93 Show data context 276 Show data context 183 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 815 Show data context 139 Show data context 79 Show data context 104 Show data context 100 Show data context 241 Show data context 258 Show data context 235 Show data context 143 Show data context 104 Show data context 74 Show data context
Other 15,811 Show data context 573 Show data context 455 Show data context 436 Show data context 353 Show data context 1,036 Show data context 1,817 Show data context 2,427 Show data context 2,996 Show data context 3,585 Show data context 3,365 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 206 Show data context 91 Show data context 156 Show data context 440 Show data context 623 Show data context 1,492 Show data context 1,560 Show data context 1,182 Show data context 566 Show data context 198 Show data context 26 Show data context
Other TB 2,058 Show data context 306 Show data context 123 Show data context 98 Show data context 60 Show data context 94 Show data context 77 Show data context 44 Show data context 36 Show data context 27 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 25 Show data context 56 Show data context 74 Show data context 88 Show data context 83 Show data context 169 Show data context 91 Show data context 49 Show data context 35 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 415 Show data context 177 Show data context 53 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 5,491 Show data context 27 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 22 Show data context 28 Show data context 64 Show data context 83 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 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
Whooping Cough 2,287 Show data context 71 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
Measles 2,461 Show data context 197 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
Diptheria 1,072 Show data context 419 Show data context 39 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 6,972 Show data context 295 Show data context 105 Show data context 136 Show data context 163 Show data context 523 Show data context 811 Show data context 1,187 Show data context 1,738 Show data context 2,092 Show data context 1,805 Show data context
Cancer 16 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 19 Show data context 18 Show data context 124 Show data context 425 Show data context 932 Show data context 1,211 Show data context 1,010 Show data context 445 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 91 Show data context 252 Show data context 170 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 1,119 Show data context 143 Show data context 70 Show data context 89 Show data context 92 Show data context 233 Show data context 304 Show data context 272 Show data context 268 Show data context 158 Show data context 164 Show data context
Other 14,684 Show data context 544 Show data context 468 Show data context 494 Show data context 442 Show data context 1,138 Show data context 2,018 Show data context 3,109 Show data context 3,989 Show data context 4,863 Show data context 5,091 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, West Ham 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/10111675/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 30th April 2024