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 105 Show data context 36 Show data context 94 Show data context 277 Show data context 254 Show data context 338 Show data context 241 Show data context 148 Show data context 78 Show data context 38 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 480 Show data context 48 Show data context 32 Show data context 24 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 73 Show data context 61 Show data context 56 Show data context 68 Show data context 62 Show data context 60 Show data context 45 Show data context 37 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context 8 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 389 Show data context 167 Show data context 36 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 419 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 31 Show data context 40 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 36 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 278 Show data context 11 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 279 Show data context 19 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
Diptheria 91 Show data context 16 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 966 Show data context 67 Show data context 22 Show data context 28 Show data context 37 Show data context 83 Show data context 89 Show data context 135 Show data context 191 Show data context 226 Show data context 163 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 24 Show data context 28 Show data context 29 Show data context 27 Show data context 8 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 21 Show data context 68 Show data context 44 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 76 Show data context 37 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context 22 Show data context 39 Show data context 49 Show data context 36 Show data context 31 Show data context 20 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 2,927 Show data context 179 Show data context 110 Show data context 136 Show data context 116 Show data context 240 Show data context 307 Show data context 433 Show data context 517 Show data context 610 Show data context 577 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 101 Show data context 28 Show data context 88 Show data context 286 Show data context 292 Show data context 421 Show data context 262 Show data context 160 Show data context 90 Show data context 24 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other TB 593 Show data context 57 Show data context 31 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 112 Show data context 83 Show data context 42 Show data context 76 Show data context 58 Show data context 77 Show data context 63 Show data context 47 Show data context 44 Show data context 29 Show data context 10 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 629 Show data context 316 Show data context 69 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 516 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 27 Show data context 21 Show data context 32 Show data context 50 Show data context 51 Show data context 38 Show data context
Smallpox 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 387 Show data context 5 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
Measles 399 Show data context 6 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 59 Show data context 20 Show data context 1 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 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 1,347 Show data context 55 Show data context 18 Show data context 24 Show data context 31 Show data context 92 Show data context 151 Show data context 195 Show data context 319 Show data context 397 Show data context 234 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 24 Show data context 58 Show data context 58 Show data context 39 Show data context 6 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 41 Show data context 95 Show data context 51 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 104 Show data context 41 Show data context 21 Show data context 19 Show data context 23 Show data context 35 Show data context 53 Show data context 61 Show data context 48 Show data context 27 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other 3,333 Show data context 197 Show data context 131 Show data context 125 Show data context 128 Show data context 293 Show data context 395 Show data context 583 Show data context 727 Show data context 806 Show data context 636 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 103 Show data context 19 Show data context 73 Show data context 222 Show data context 272 Show data context 397 Show data context 323 Show data context 225 Show data context 132 Show data context 28 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 565 Show data context 53 Show data context 25 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 89 Show data context 53 Show data context 63 Show data context 52 Show data context 29 Show data context 59 Show data context 38 Show data context 25 Show data context 26 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 653 Show data context 273 Show data context 59 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 657 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 34 Show data context 67 Show data context 34 Show data context
Smallpox 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 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
Whooping Cough 379 Show data context 12 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 396 Show data context 21 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
Diptheria 52 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 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 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,859 Show data context 64 Show data context 20 Show data context 27 Show data context 43 Show data context 124 Show data context 182 Show data context 343 Show data context 481 Show data context 473 Show data context 281 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 40 Show data context 91 Show data context 89 Show data context 57 Show data context 7 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 57 Show data context 95 Show data context 63 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 113 Show data context 35 Show data context 19 Show data context 22 Show data context 30 Show data context 52 Show data context 52 Show data context 54 Show data context 58 Show data context 43 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 3,588 Show data context 201 Show data context 131 Show data context 147 Show data context 157 Show data context 334 Show data context 480 Show data context 757 Show data context 1,096 Show data context 1,133 Show data context 719 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 50 Show data context 23 Show data context 43 Show data context 181 Show data context 214 Show data context 362 Show data context 267 Show data context 203 Show data context 102 Show data context 42 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 463 Show data context 59 Show data context 25 Show data context 23 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 28 Show data context 20 Show data context 32 Show data context 28 Show data context 28 Show data context 52 Show data context 38 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 346 Show data context 164 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 610 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 29 Show data context 53 Show data context 39 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 456 Show data context 11 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 615 Show data context 34 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 55 Show data context 17 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,936 Show data context 114 Show data context 24 Show data context 45 Show data context 53 Show data context 150 Show data context 233 Show data context 350 Show data context 615 Show data context 578 Show data context 303 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 16 Show data context 53 Show data context 115 Show data context 138 Show data context 85 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 11 Show data context 36 Show data context 107 Show data context 75 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 125 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context 17 Show data context 16 Show data context 50 Show data context 62 Show data context 62 Show data context 68 Show data context 48 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other 3,140 Show data context 173 Show data context 164 Show data context 151 Show data context 147 Show data context 364 Show data context 537 Show data context 802 Show data context 1,254 Show data context 1,309 Show data context 803 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 32 Show data context 15 Show data context 31 Show data context 148 Show data context 170 Show data context 264 Show data context 244 Show data context 191 Show data context 106 Show data context 45 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 413 Show data context 53 Show data context 40 Show data context 24 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 20 Show data context 17 Show data context 17 Show data context 35 Show data context 28 Show data context 46 Show data context 31 Show data context 30 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 164 Show data context 62 Show data context 17 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 596 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 16 Show data context 30 Show data context 41 Show data context 31 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 380 Show data context 12 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 418 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 203 Show data context 57 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,800 Show data context 107 Show data context 34 Show data context 51 Show data context 66 Show data context 160 Show data context 272 Show data context 430 Show data context 614 Show data context 632 Show data context 263 Show data context
Cancer 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 63 Show data context 155 Show data context 191 Show data context 153 Show data context 41 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 41 Show data context 118 Show data context 77 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 121 Show data context 31 Show data context 25 Show data context 26 Show data context 21 Show data context 50 Show data context 56 Show data context 82 Show data context 77 Show data context 39 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other 3,114 Show data context 168 Show data context 142 Show data context 160 Show data context 183 Show data context 412 Show data context 615 Show data context 948 Show data context 1,446 Show data context 1,655 Show data context 911 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 26 Show data context 11 Show data context 39 Show data context 107 Show data context 115 Show data context 240 Show data context 210 Show data context 202 Show data context 122 Show data context 28 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 270 Show data context 54 Show data context 27 Show data context 34 Show data context 25 Show data context 30 Show data context 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 20 Show data context 32 Show data context 25 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 81 Show data context 16 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 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 347 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 21 Show data context 20 Show data context 16 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 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 229 Show data context 10 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 381 Show data context 23 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
Diptheria 100 Show data context 54 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 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 1,072 Show data context 61 Show data context 27 Show data context 43 Show data context 74 Show data context 154 Show data context 223 Show data context 354 Show data context 568 Show data context 618 Show data context 300 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 29 Show data context 97 Show data context 211 Show data context 321 Show data context 206 Show data context 68 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 30 Show data context 89 Show data context 44 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 96 Show data context 34 Show data context 18 Show data context 28 Show data context 21 Show data context 55 Show data context 56 Show data context 76 Show data context 79 Show data context 49 Show data context 30 Show data context
Other 2,462 Show data context 154 Show data context 122 Show data context 149 Show data context 129 Show data context 357 Show data context 579 Show data context 1,158 Show data context 1,666 Show data context 1,835 Show data context 1,174 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, Haslingden 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/10187862/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 30th April 2024