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 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 23 Show data context 64 Show data context 82 Show data context 136 Show data context 101 Show data context 59 Show data context 30 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 90 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 16 Show data context 22 Show data context 20 Show data context 20 Show data context 19 Show data context 17 Show data context 18 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 29 Show data context 25 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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 158 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 20 Show data context
Smallpox 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 126 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 66 Show data context 9 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 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 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
Lungs 181 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 25 Show data context 50 Show data context 102 Show data context 67 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 23 Show data context 14 Show data context 2 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 25 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other 1,105 Show data context 48 Show data context 38 Show data context 30 Show data context 30 Show data context 70 Show data context 108 Show data context 142 Show data context 238 Show data context 327 Show data context 482 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 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 22 Show data context 53 Show data context 83 Show data context 130 Show data context 92 Show data context 67 Show data context 37 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 95 Show data context 10 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 22 Show data context 16 Show data context 12 Show data context 21 Show data context 10 Show data context 19 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 182 Show data context 75 Show data context 36 Show data context 7 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
Gastro-intestinal 229 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context
Smallpox 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 106 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
Measles 77 Show data context 16 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 206 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 25 Show data context 36 Show data context 65 Show data context 108 Show data context 71 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 3 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 21 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other 1,071 Show data context 50 Show data context 37 Show data context 30 Show data context 39 Show data context 61 Show data context 94 Show data context 142 Show data context 269 Show data context 454 Show data context 521 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 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 19 Show data context 47 Show data context 69 Show data context 112 Show data context 82 Show data context 67 Show data context 32 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 149 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 14 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 74 Show data context 28 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 190 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 136 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 0 Show data context
Measles 88 Show data context 11 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
Diptheria 9 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
Lungs 298 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 29 Show data context 47 Show data context 101 Show data context 143 Show data context 126 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 25 Show data context 40 Show data context 15 Show data context 18 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 26 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other 871 Show data context 43 Show data context 38 Show data context 29 Show data context 33 Show data context 88 Show data context 108 Show data context 171 Show data context 271 Show data context 465 Show data context 557 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 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 34 Show data context 42 Show data context 92 Show data context 63 Show data context 44 Show data context 27 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 79 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 49 Show data context 15 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 123 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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
Whooping Cough 116 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 0 Show data context
Measles 86 Show data context 9 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 25 Show data context 23 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 315 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 19 Show data context 19 Show data context 40 Show data context 86 Show data context 128 Show data context 175 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 17 Show data context 32 Show data context 38 Show data context 31 Show data context 18 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 16 Show data context 20 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 12 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 18 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 729 Show data context 48 Show data context 36 Show data context 32 Show data context 29 Show data context 72 Show data context 95 Show data context 164 Show data context 304 Show data context 469 Show data context 606 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 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 24 Show data context 36 Show data context 77 Show data context 62 Show data context 30 Show data context 21 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 54 Show data context 13 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 6 Show data context 3 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 141 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 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 115 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 0 Show data context
Measles 31 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
Diptheria 17 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 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
Lungs 252 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 21 Show data context 33 Show data context 69 Show data context 158 Show data context 198 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 18 Show data context 35 Show data context 73 Show data context 79 Show data context 38 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 19 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context 17 Show data context 17 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 624 Show data context 25 Show data context 33 Show data context 25 Show data context 21 Show data context 69 Show data context 80 Show data context 164 Show data context 264 Show data context 522 Show data context 604 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 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 21 Show data context 20 Show data context 53 Show data context 47 Show data context 36 Show data context 24 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 56 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 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
Scarlet Fever 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 66 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 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 58 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 0 Show data context
Measles 28 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 12 Show data context 10 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
Lungs 171 Show data context 15 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 26 Show data context 32 Show data context 51 Show data context 118 Show data context 182 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 19 Show data context 66 Show data context 76 Show data context 85 Show data context 50 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 18 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 18 Show data context 23 Show data context
Other 518 Show data context 25 Show data context 18 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context 61 Show data context 82 Show data context 160 Show data context 259 Show data context 500 Show data context 675 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, Hitchin 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/10081750/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 01st June 2024