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 98 Show data context 27 Show data context 39 Show data context 74 Show data context 102 Show data context 116 Show data context 83 Show data context 56 Show data context 42 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 34 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 17 Show data context 17 Show data context 21 Show data context 22 Show data context 19 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 44 Show data context 28 Show data context 21 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 43 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context
Smallpox 6 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 101 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 38 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
Diptheria 5 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
Lungs 298 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 25 Show data context 29 Show data context 24 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 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 24 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other 758 Show data context 41 Show data context 26 Show data context 25 Show data context 24 Show data context 41 Show data context 61 Show data context 85 Show data context 154 Show data context 254 Show data context 515 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 36 Show data context 24 Show data context 33 Show data context 65 Show data context 81 Show data context 118 Show data context 73 Show data context 67 Show data context 37 Show data context 19 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 55 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 8 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 79 Show data context 38 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 62 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 60 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 0 Show data context
Measles 23 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 22 Show data context 21 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 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
Lungs 260 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 21 Show data context 26 Show data context 57 Show data context 68 Show data context 52 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 25 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 649 Show data context 36 Show data context 22 Show data context 23 Show data context 26 Show data context 45 Show data context 78 Show data context 93 Show data context 166 Show data context 301 Show data context 542 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 41 Show data context 8 Show data context 30 Show data context 47 Show data context 66 Show data context 97 Show data context 60 Show data context 39 Show data context 24 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 62 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 18 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 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
Gastro-intestinal 63 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 13 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 66 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 0 Show data context
Measles 22 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 5 Show data context 2 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 206 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 15 Show data context 26 Show data context 32 Show data context 93 Show data context 97 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 15 Show data context 21 Show data context 27 Show data context 23 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 16 Show data context 13 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 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other 543 Show data context 31 Show data context 19 Show data context 21 Show data context 15 Show data context 39 Show data context 65 Show data context 106 Show data context 172 Show data context 334 Show data context 512 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 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 32 Show data context 23 Show data context 52 Show data context 45 Show data context 28 Show data context 23 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 70 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 15 Show data context 6 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 20 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 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 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 83 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 0 Show data context
Measles 32 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 181 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 24 Show data context 38 Show data context 83 Show data context 99 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 15 Show data context 29 Show data context 40 Show data context 36 Show data context 14 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other 432 Show data context 24 Show data context 21 Show data context 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 44 Show data context 50 Show data context 72 Show data context 158 Show data context 353 Show data context 516 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 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 20 Show data context 24 Show data context 46 Show data context 29 Show data context 24 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 31 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 5 Show data context 9 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 23 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 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 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 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Whooping Cough 53 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
Measles 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 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 21 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 120 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context 35 Show data context 60 Show data context 124 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 27 Show data context 41 Show data context 48 Show data context 29 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 23 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other 409 Show data context 22 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 30 Show data context 46 Show data context 70 Show data context 165 Show data context 304 Show data context 553 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 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 16 Show data context 18 Show data context 41 Show data context 34 Show data context 28 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 18 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 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 20 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 1 Show data context 4 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 41 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
Measles 17 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
Diptheria 9 Show data context 10 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 107 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 26 Show data context 41 Show data context 90 Show data context 134 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 17 Show data context 37 Show data context 50 Show data context 64 Show data context 52 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 12 Show data context
Other 366 Show data context 17 Show data context 17 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 25 Show data context 58 Show data context 81 Show data context 151 Show data context 323 Show data context 609 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, Thetford 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/10208531/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 25th April 2024