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 24 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 34 Show data context 55 Show data context 104 Show data context 56 Show data context 41 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 65 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 14 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 19 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 30 Show data context 26 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 47 Show data context 4 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 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 25 Show data context
Smallpox 5 Show data context 0 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 1 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 5 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 7 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 0 Show data context
Lungs 123 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context 42 Show data context 62 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 18 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context
Other 383 Show data context 24 Show data context 23 Show data context 12 Show data context 15 Show data context 38 Show data context 59 Show data context 80 Show data context 150 Show data context 235 Show data context 370 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 30 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 24 Show data context 48 Show data context 79 Show data context 75 Show data context 41 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 56 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 30 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 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
Gastro-intestinal 49 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 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 33 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 0 Show data context
Measles 33 Show data context 7 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 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 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 130 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 19 Show data context 46 Show data context 59 Show data context 62 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 4 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 18 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other 379 Show data context 21 Show data context 22 Show data context 16 Show data context 21 Show data context 25 Show data context 64 Show data context 76 Show data context 146 Show data context 242 Show data context 372 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 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 12 Show data context 28 Show data context 37 Show data context 68 Show data context 51 Show data context 31 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 67 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 19 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 48 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context
Smallpox 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 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
Whooping Cough 27 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 25 Show data context 5 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 8 Show data context 5 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 153 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 14 Show data context 18 Show data context 36 Show data context 45 Show data context 94 Show data context 102 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 6 Show data context 21 Show data context 24 Show data context 21 Show data context 3 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 22 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other 380 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 26 Show data context 18 Show data context 50 Show data context 98 Show data context 121 Show data context 186 Show data context 294 Show data context 399 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 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 14 Show data context 29 Show data context 55 Show data context 53 Show data context 37 Show data context 24 Show data context 11 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 45 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 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 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 1 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
Gastro-intestinal 26 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 22 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 45 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 28 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 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 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 106 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 16 Show data context 23 Show data context 27 Show data context 48 Show data context 88 Show data context 72 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 15 Show data context 21 Show data context 17 Show data context 34 Show data context 9 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 14 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context
Other 313 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 28 Show data context 25 Show data context 57 Show data context 111 Show data context 154 Show data context 184 Show data context 313 Show data context 440 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 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 20 Show data context 32 Show data context 71 Show data context 55 Show data context 43 Show data context 26 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 19 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 8 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 2 Show data context 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 36 Show data context 5 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 20 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 7 Show data context 6 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 122 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 16 Show data context 13 Show data context 32 Show data context 49 Show data context 87 Show data context 94 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 27 Show data context 31 Show data context 52 Show data context 18 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 8 Show data context
Other 274 Show data context 13 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 28 Show data context 58 Show data context 84 Show data context 121 Show data context 204 Show data context 304 Show data context 426 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 7 Show data context 15 Show data context 25 Show data context 59 Show data context 68 Show data context 39 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 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
Scarlet Fever 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 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 7 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 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 28 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 0 Show data context
Measles 15 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 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
Diptheria 11 Show data context 11 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 73 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 16 Show data context 25 Show data context 50 Show data context 68 Show data context 82 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 21 Show data context 38 Show data context 44 Show data context 41 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context
Other 189 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 12 Show data context 17 Show data context 39 Show data context 117 Show data context 123 Show data context 210 Show data context 316 Show data context 436 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, Wallingford 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/10111651/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 07th May 2024