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 64 Show data context 33 Show data context 43 Show data context 125 Show data context 184 Show data context 367 Show data context 350 Show data context 199 Show data context 123 Show data context 39 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 464 Show data context 55 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 71 Show data context 52 Show data context 31 Show data context 22 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context 20 Show data context 19 Show data context 21 Show data context 26 Show data context 19 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 324 Show data context 145 Show data context 34 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 544 Show data context 57 Show data context 17 Show data context 22 Show data context 40 Show data context 76 Show data context 86 Show data context 90 Show data context 86 Show data context 111 Show data context 56 Show data context
Smallpox 36 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 339 Show data context 21 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
Measles 226 Show data context 23 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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 29 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 777 Show data context 36 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 25 Show data context 60 Show data context 105 Show data context 146 Show data context 241 Show data context 298 Show data context 287 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 39 Show data context 59 Show data context 73 Show data context 67 Show data context 20 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 20 Show data context 49 Show data context 41 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 75 Show data context 18 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 Show data context 37 Show data context 44 Show data context 33 Show data context 32 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context
Other 1,856 Show data context 105 Show data context 67 Show data context 72 Show data context 105 Show data context 303 Show data context 507 Show data context 592 Show data context 636 Show data context 867 Show data context 917 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 162 Show data context 50 Show data context 44 Show data context 137 Show data context 240 Show data context 512 Show data context 482 Show data context 283 Show data context 127 Show data context 55 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other TB 714 Show data context 63 Show data context 23 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 143 Show data context 78 Show data context 48 Show data context 29 Show data context 21 Show data context 50 Show data context 42 Show data context 33 Show data context 34 Show data context 28 Show data context 17 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 574 Show data context 260 Show data context 55 Show data context 16 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 845 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 29 Show data context 36 Show data context 38 Show data context
Smallpox 65 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 657 Show data context 23 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
Measles 304 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 110 Show data context 47 Show data context 15 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 1,299 Show data context 43 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 35 Show data context 84 Show data context 150 Show data context 224 Show data context 370 Show data context 485 Show data context 375 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 17 Show data context 59 Show data context 113 Show data context 110 Show data context 103 Show data context 43 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 30 Show data context 64 Show data context 47 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 125 Show data context 32 Show data context 30 Show data context 31 Show data context 20 Show data context 36 Show data context 52 Show data context 39 Show data context 37 Show data context 21 Show data context 24 Show data context
Other 3,194 Show data context 197 Show data context 120 Show data context 91 Show data context 106 Show data context 405 Show data context 582 Show data context 687 Show data context 877 Show data context 1,204 Show data context 1,204 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 156 Show data context 47 Show data context 50 Show data context 180 Show data context 319 Show data context 726 Show data context 743 Show data context 414 Show data context 212 Show data context 60 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other TB 1,009 Show data context 74 Show data context 27 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 179 Show data context 62 Show data context 33 Show data context 39 Show data context 34 Show data context 39 Show data context 31 Show data context 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context 8 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 509 Show data context 207 Show data context 38 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,120 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 20 Show data context 12 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context 48 Show data context
Smallpox 162 Show data context 48 Show data context 24 Show data context 24 Show data context 18 Show data context 50 Show data context 31 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,097 Show data context 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 574 Show data context 51 Show data context 2 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 102 Show data context 44 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,584 Show data context 92 Show data context 22 Show data context 30 Show data context 41 Show data context 142 Show data context 225 Show data context 398 Show data context 609 Show data context 790 Show data context 616 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 17 Show data context 87 Show data context 114 Show data context 158 Show data context 121 Show data context 68 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 29 Show data context 99 Show data context 86 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 192 Show data context 44 Show data context 35 Show data context 27 Show data context 19 Show data context 38 Show data context 47 Show data context 56 Show data context 54 Show data context 22 Show data context 25 Show data context
Other 4,871 Show data context 238 Show data context 136 Show data context 144 Show data context 170 Show data context 518 Show data context 795 Show data context 1,019 Show data context 1,298 Show data context 1,592 Show data context 1,818 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 194 Show data context 68 Show data context 72 Show data context 227 Show data context 376 Show data context 999 Show data context 1,029 Show data context 691 Show data context 305 Show data context 96 Show data context 12 Show data context
Other TB 1,384 Show data context 112 Show data context 36 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 22 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 43 Show data context 45 Show data context 36 Show data context 38 Show data context 40 Show data context 40 Show data context 38 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 346 Show data context 138 Show data context 25 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 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 1,315 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 29 Show data context 39 Show data context 57 Show data context
Smallpox 55 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 28 Show data context 22 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,487 Show data context 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
Measles 1,195 Show data context 96 Show data context 5 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
Diptheria 281 Show data context 136 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context
Lungs 4,008 Show data context 255 Show data context 35 Show data context 45 Show data context 76 Show data context 210 Show data context 372 Show data context 481 Show data context 879 Show data context 1,089 Show data context 869 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 33 Show data context 139 Show data context 265 Show data context 330 Show data context 281 Show data context 92 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 52 Show data context 140 Show data context 58 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 266 Show data context 59 Show data context 37 Show data context 22 Show data context 32 Show data context 42 Show data context 73 Show data context 82 Show data context 77 Show data context 47 Show data context 29 Show data context
Other 6,387 Show data context 332 Show data context 239 Show data context 223 Show data context 244 Show data context 642 Show data context 1,166 Show data context 1,453 Show data context 1,897 Show data context 2,443 Show data context 2,420 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 125 Show data context 51 Show data context 68 Show data context 258 Show data context 405 Show data context 1,174 Show data context 1,448 Show data context 1,077 Show data context 570 Show data context 249 Show data context 41 Show data context
Other TB 1,303 Show data context 124 Show data context 47 Show data context 44 Show data context 41 Show data context 57 Show data context 39 Show data context 31 Show data context 27 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context 28 Show data context 31 Show data context 38 Show data context 27 Show data context 19 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 90 Show data context 43 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,803 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 16 Show data context 51 Show data context 64 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,176 Show data context 37 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
Measles 1,241 Show data context 73 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 504 Show data context 188 Show data context 25 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 3,990 Show data context 162 Show data context 40 Show data context 66 Show data context 76 Show data context 270 Show data context 537 Show data context 832 Show data context 1,134 Show data context 1,517 Show data context 1,300 Show data context
Cancer 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 62 Show data context 215 Show data context 474 Show data context 601 Show data context 547 Show data context 278 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 36 Show data context 150 Show data context 89 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 390 Show data context 43 Show data context 30 Show data context 26 Show data context 21 Show data context 74 Show data context 113 Show data context 136 Show data context 107 Show data context 82 Show data context 77 Show data context
Other 7,058 Show data context 282 Show data context 218 Show data context 269 Show data context 261 Show data context 793 Show data context 1,420 Show data context 1,985 Show data context 2,638 Show data context 3,187 Show data context 3,396 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 87 Show data context 42 Show data context 46 Show data context 230 Show data context 367 Show data context 1,071 Show data context 1,340 Show data context 1,070 Show data context 583 Show data context 175 Show data context 41 Show data context
Other TB 731 Show data context 126 Show data context 66 Show data context 53 Show data context 42 Show data context 69 Show data context 52 Show data context 44 Show data context 29 Show data context 20 Show data context 11 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 30 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 14 Show data context 8 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,348 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 30 Show data context 42 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 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 750 Show data context 27 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 1,103 Show data context 51 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 84 Show data context 39 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 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 2,769 Show data context 109 Show data context 39 Show data context 58 Show data context 77 Show data context 252 Show data context 432 Show data context 611 Show data context 973 Show data context 1,426 Show data context 1,456 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 67 Show data context 261 Show data context 571 Show data context 788 Show data context 734 Show data context 342 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 22 Show data context 104 Show data context 75 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 316 Show data context 50 Show data context 23 Show data context 20 Show data context 38 Show data context 74 Show data context 107 Show data context 141 Show data context 109 Show data context 102 Show data context 145 Show data context
Other 5,261 Show data context 206 Show data context 213 Show data context 217 Show data context 237 Show data context 655 Show data context 1,213 Show data context 1,918 Show data context 2,720 Show data context 3,442 Show data context 3,769 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, Camberwell RegD/PLPar through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10167450/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024