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 108 Show data context 35 Show data context 37 Show data context 108 Show data context 166 Show data context 363 Show data context 297 Show data context 191 Show data context 95 Show data context 37 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other TB 339 Show data context 39 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 67 Show data context 62 Show data context 34 Show data context 38 Show data context 22 Show data context 35 Show data context 39 Show data context 29 Show data context 22 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 278 Show data context 128 Show data context 30 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 437 Show data context 44 Show data context 28 Show data context 15 Show data context 26 Show data context 67 Show data context 78 Show data context 58 Show data context 82 Show data context 64 Show data context 54 Show data context
Smallpox 42 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 277 Show data context 11 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
Measles 191 Show data context 17 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 36 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 722 Show data context 29 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context 43 Show data context 88 Show data context 129 Show data context 175 Show data context 249 Show data context 181 Show data context
Cancer 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 15 Show data context 38 Show data context 54 Show data context 57 Show data context 54 Show data context 16 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 Show data context 30 Show data context 26 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 66 Show data context 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 31 Show data context 16 Show data context 31 Show data context 37 Show data context 38 Show data context 26 Show data context 20 Show data context 18 Show data context
Other 1,704 Show data context 109 Show data context 66 Show data context 84 Show data context 94 Show data context 292 Show data context 510 Show data context 509 Show data context 648 Show data context 813 Show data context 901 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 151 Show data context 39 Show data context 41 Show data context 163 Show data context 208 Show data context 487 Show data context 422 Show data context 292 Show data context 126 Show data context 34 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 635 Show data context 54 Show data context 30 Show data context 18 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 121 Show data context 83 Show data context 47 Show data context 41 Show data context 30 Show data context 62 Show data context 54 Show data context 36 Show data context 27 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 644 Show data context 241 Show data context 43 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 792 Show data context 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 12 Show data context 17 Show data context 27 Show data context 25 Show data context 30 Show data context
Smallpox 123 Show data context 28 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 26 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 542 Show data context 14 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 379 Show data context 31 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
Diptheria 94 Show data context 50 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 1,479 Show data context 41 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 21 Show data context 79 Show data context 107 Show data context 198 Show data context 318 Show data context 381 Show data context 262 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 17 Show data context 45 Show data context 97 Show data context 98 Show data context 70 Show data context 42 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 23 Show data context 70 Show data context 49 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 117 Show data context 38 Show data context 26 Show data context 43 Show data context 32 Show data context 63 Show data context 57 Show data context 54 Show data context 44 Show data context 26 Show data context 20 Show data context
Other 3,417 Show data context 153 Show data context 97 Show data context 105 Show data context 113 Show data context 316 Show data context 555 Show data context 616 Show data context 835 Show data context 1,041 Show data context 1,255 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 275 Show data context 65 Show data context 106 Show data context 230 Show data context 281 Show data context 756 Show data context 735 Show data context 390 Show data context 209 Show data context 60 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other TB 1,289 Show data context 85 Show data context 31 Show data context 19 Show data context 8 Show data context 15 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 114 Show data context 85 Show data context 44 Show data context 34 Show data context 30 Show data context 48 Show data context 53 Show data context 32 Show data context 31 Show data context 22 Show data context 9 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 543 Show data context 259 Show data context 43 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,222 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 22 Show data context 32 Show data context 43 Show data context 41 Show data context
Smallpox 251 Show data context 72 Show data context 24 Show data context 22 Show data context 25 Show data context 63 Show data context 28 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,017 Show data context 28 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 649 Show data context 55 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 99 Show data context 40 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 3,126 Show data context 92 Show data context 32 Show data context 30 Show data context 65 Show data context 159 Show data context 281 Show data context 382 Show data context 535 Show data context 659 Show data context 525 Show data context
Cancer 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 21 Show data context 92 Show data context 149 Show data context 169 Show data context 153 Show data context 53 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 40 Show data context 120 Show data context 76 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 216 Show data context 53 Show data context 51 Show data context 40 Show data context 38 Show data context 77 Show data context 90 Show data context 81 Show data context 77 Show data context 39 Show data context 23 Show data context
Other 5,045 Show data context 230 Show data context 153 Show data context 170 Show data context 155 Show data context 561 Show data context 849 Show data context 1,071 Show data context 1,380 Show data context 1,724 Show data context 1,553 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 202 Show data context 55 Show data context 95 Show data context 278 Show data context 323 Show data context 911 Show data context 934 Show data context 582 Show data context 275 Show data context 89 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other TB 1,711 Show data context 129 Show data context 57 Show data context 46 Show data context 20 Show data context 36 Show data context 32 Show data context 20 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 53 Show data context 59 Show data context 33 Show data context 46 Show data context 31 Show data context 76 Show data context 48 Show data context 31 Show data context 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 342 Show data context 109 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,750 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 31 Show data context 40 Show data context 43 Show data context
Smallpox 17 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 1,635 Show data context 60 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 1,369 Show data context 108 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 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
Diptheria 275 Show data context 131 Show data context 27 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 4,419 Show data context 214 Show data context 36 Show data context 38 Show data context 55 Show data context 222 Show data context 389 Show data context 519 Show data context 724 Show data context 951 Show data context 796 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 32 Show data context 152 Show data context 282 Show data context 326 Show data context 277 Show data context 115 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 13 Show data context 57 Show data context 150 Show data context 91 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 435 Show data context 42 Show data context 56 Show data context 41 Show data context 64 Show data context 107 Show data context 128 Show data context 127 Show data context 99 Show data context 52 Show data context 37 Show data context
Other 7,166 Show data context 323 Show data context 216 Show data context 250 Show data context 235 Show data context 705 Show data context 1,221 Show data context 1,615 Show data context 1,991 Show data context 2,549 Show data context 2,382 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 180 Show data context 58 Show data context 91 Show data context 293 Show data context 437 Show data context 960 Show data context 1,073 Show data context 747 Show data context 377 Show data context 124 Show data context 36 Show data context
Other TB 1,444 Show data context 148 Show data context 65 Show data context 60 Show data context 53 Show data context 69 Show data context 51 Show data context 31 Show data context 25 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 20 Show data context 28 Show data context 39 Show data context 49 Show data context 31 Show data context 91 Show data context 53 Show data context 34 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 341 Show data context 131 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 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 2,403 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 15 Show data context 22 Show data context 43 Show data context 62 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 1,546 Show data context 44 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 1,636 Show data context 100 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 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 1,074 Show data context 513 Show data context 77 Show data context 19 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 4,303 Show data context 158 Show data context 34 Show data context 73 Show data context 84 Show data context 297 Show data context 454 Show data context 723 Show data context 1,096 Show data context 1,360 Show data context 1,300 Show data context
Cancer 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 70 Show data context 261 Show data context 488 Show data context 639 Show data context 544 Show data context 270 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 66 Show data context 183 Show data context 116 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 621 Show data context 85 Show data context 53 Show data context 57 Show data context 79 Show data context 148 Show data context 176 Show data context 169 Show data context 158 Show data context 115 Show data context 97 Show data context
Other 8,615 Show data context 345 Show data context 268 Show data context 334 Show data context 300 Show data context 928 Show data context 1,680 Show data context 2,171 Show data context 2,772 Show data context 3,573 Show data context 3,648 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 120 Show data context 59 Show data context 78 Show data context 321 Show data context 519 Show data context 1,111 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 900 Show data context 509 Show data context 200 Show data context 45 Show data context
Other TB 905 Show data context 152 Show data context 64 Show data context 72 Show data context 53 Show data context 85 Show data context 60 Show data context 50 Show data context 37 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 27 Show data context 36 Show data context 60 Show data context 60 Show data context 25 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 315 Show data context 140 Show data context 41 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 2,116 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 16 Show data context 26 Show data context 48 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 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
Whooping Cough 1,286 Show data context 42 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 1,547 Show data context 91 Show data context 6 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 1 Show data context
Diptheria 401 Show data context 241 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 3,684 Show data context 142 Show data context 56 Show data context 76 Show data context 121 Show data context 329 Show data context 476 Show data context 720 Show data context 1,116 Show data context 1,639 Show data context 1,742 Show data context
Cancer 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 16 Show data context 88 Show data context 321 Show data context 717 Show data context 1,146 Show data context 946 Show data context 538 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 54 Show data context 167 Show data context 126 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 361 Show data context 74 Show data context 32 Show data context 54 Show data context 77 Show data context 187 Show data context 206 Show data context 207 Show data context 180 Show data context 126 Show data context 122 Show data context
Other 7,946 Show data context 316 Show data context 290 Show data context 292 Show data context 291 Show data context 936 Show data context 1,609 Show data context 2,304 Show data context 3,320 Show data context 4,563 Show data context 5,346 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, Wandsworth PLU/RegD through time | Life & Death Statistics | Decennial Cause of Death by Age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10488011/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 23rd April 2024