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 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 23 Show data context 42 Show data context 60 Show data context 89 Show data context 66 Show data context 45 Show data context 30 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other TB 46 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 21 Show data context 21 Show data context 17 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 45 Show data context 37 Show data context 5 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
Gastro-intestinal 93 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context
Smallpox 11 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 55 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 0 Show data context
Measles 26 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 108 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 16 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context 30 Show data context 57 Show data context 41 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 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 20 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 19 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other 513 Show data context 39 Show data context 25 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 51 Show data context 72 Show data context 108 Show data context 204 Show data context 272 Show data context 369 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 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 41 Show data context 56 Show data context 110 Show data context 92 Show data context 50 Show data context 29 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 75 Show data context 16 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 22 Show data context 28 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 79 Show data context 35 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 142 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context
Smallpox 18 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 102 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 34 Show data context 5 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 54 Show data context 23 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 225 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 21 Show data context 29 Show data context 38 Show data context 64 Show data context 111 Show data context 86 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context 18 Show data context 23 Show data context 8 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 37 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 722 Show data context 48 Show data context 29 Show data context 29 Show data context 32 Show data context 63 Show data context 121 Show data context 155 Show data context 225 Show data context 353 Show data context 420 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 21 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 36 Show data context 64 Show data context 145 Show data context 123 Show data context 72 Show data context 31 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 168 Show data context 12 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 31 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 58 Show data context 36 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 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
Gastro-intestinal 258 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 16 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 157 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
Measles 74 Show data context 12 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 61 Show data context 34 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 429 Show data context 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 44 Show data context 60 Show data context 62 Show data context 116 Show data context 152 Show data context 128 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 33 Show data context 39 Show data context 33 Show data context 18 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 31 Show data context 20 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 46 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 28 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 954 Show data context 59 Show data context 42 Show data context 28 Show data context 46 Show data context 84 Show data context 177 Show data context 237 Show data context 320 Show data context 396 Show data context 501 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 31 Show data context 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 47 Show data context 70 Show data context 169 Show data context 149 Show data context 101 Show data context 46 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 190 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 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 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 48 Show data context 23 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 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 220 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 24 Show data context
Smallpox 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 233 Show data context 6 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 162 Show data context 21 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 50 Show data context 37 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 683 Show data context 58 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 32 Show data context 48 Show data context 77 Show data context 122 Show data context 173 Show data context 176 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 55 Show data context 76 Show data context 68 Show data context 25 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 20 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 67 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 16 Show data context 10 Show data context 35 Show data context 30 Show data context 25 Show data context 27 Show data context 14 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 1,247 Show data context 62 Show data context 60 Show data context 62 Show data context 53 Show data context 132 Show data context 217 Show data context 324 Show data context 416 Show data context 602 Show data context 700 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 28 Show data context 5 Show data context 18 Show data context 59 Show data context 80 Show data context 154 Show data context 148 Show data context 100 Show data context 61 Show data context 25 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 225 Show data context 29 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 24 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 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 314 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 13 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 216 Show data context 6 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 157 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 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
Diptheria 114 Show data context 85 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 602 Show data context 21 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 40 Show data context 44 Show data context 90 Show data context 134 Show data context 212 Show data context 266 Show data context
Cancer 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 56 Show data context 124 Show data context 174 Show data context 152 Show data context 68 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 16 Show data context 49 Show data context 19 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 65 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 16 Show data context 42 Show data context 45 Show data context 38 Show data context 34 Show data context 18 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 1,476 Show data context 84 Show data context 67 Show data context 78 Show data context 82 Show data context 175 Show data context 258 Show data context 376 Show data context 616 Show data context 780 Show data context 943 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 20 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 35 Show data context 68 Show data context 161 Show data context 132 Show data context 84 Show data context 62 Show data context 25 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 158 Show data context 34 Show data context 23 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 289 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context
Smallpox 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 164 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
Measles 77 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 54 Show data context 47 Show data context 8 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
Lungs 499 Show data context 18 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 21 Show data context 41 Show data context 74 Show data context 90 Show data context 156 Show data context 302 Show data context 368 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 21 Show data context 68 Show data context 140 Show data context 274 Show data context 246 Show data context 166 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 33 Show data context 27 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 62 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 33 Show data context 43 Show data context 48 Show data context 42 Show data context 24 Show data context 24 Show data context
Other 1,319 Show data context 73 Show data context 61 Show data context 70 Show data context 73 Show data context 175 Show data context 265 Show data context 413 Show data context 677 Show data context 942 Show data context 1,139 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, Bromley 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/10005322/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 28th April 2024