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 217 Show data context 71 Show data context 117 Show data context 377 Show data context 410 Show data context 646 Show data context 425 Show data context 304 Show data context 164 Show data context 48 Show data context 27 Show data context
Other TB 895 Show data context 89 Show data context 42 Show data context 21 Show data context 16 Show data context 16 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 185 Show data context 127 Show data context 87 Show data context 84 Show data context 90 Show data context 100 Show data context 69 Show data context 44 Show data context 53 Show data context 44 Show data context 13 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 730 Show data context 289 Show data context 33 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,202 Show data context 26 Show data context 15 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 49 Show data context 61 Show data context 78 Show data context 56 Show data context
Smallpox 112 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 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 525 Show data context 10 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 641 Show data context 29 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
Diptheria 66 Show data context 23 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 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 1,846 Show data context 83 Show data context 29 Show data context 43 Show data context 42 Show data context 104 Show data context 150 Show data context 230 Show data context 325 Show data context 324 Show data context 146 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 15 Show data context 52 Show data context 53 Show data context 58 Show data context 42 Show data context 19 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 34 Show data context 86 Show data context 52 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 158 Show data context 71 Show data context 35 Show data context 45 Show data context 37 Show data context 68 Show data context 61 Show data context 50 Show data context 41 Show data context 38 Show data context 20 Show data context
Other 5,268 Show data context 273 Show data context 180 Show data context 163 Show data context 164 Show data context 378 Show data context 454 Show data context 610 Show data context 853 Show data context 1,131 Show data context 1,121 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 123 Show data context 71 Show data context 126 Show data context 410 Show data context 434 Show data context 708 Show data context 510 Show data context 287 Show data context 148 Show data context 43 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 995 Show data context 84 Show data context 36 Show data context 27 Show data context 23 Show data context 18 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 203 Show data context 183 Show data context 136 Show data context 133 Show data context 113 Show data context 173 Show data context 126 Show data context 95 Show data context 77 Show data context 49 Show data context 24 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 908 Show data context 310 Show data context 60 Show data context 13 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,604 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context 53 Show data context 80 Show data context 63 Show data context
Smallpox 131 Show data context 17 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 689 Show data context 22 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 620 Show data context 31 Show data context 4 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 155 Show data context 58 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 2,763 Show data context 99 Show data context 32 Show data context 41 Show data context 52 Show data context 133 Show data context 238 Show data context 326 Show data context 532 Show data context 588 Show data context 259 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 17 Show data context 71 Show data context 102 Show data context 103 Show data context 71 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 12 Show data context 34 Show data context 81 Show data context 68 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 175 Show data context 62 Show data context 42 Show data context 43 Show data context 45 Show data context 57 Show data context 70 Show data context 70 Show data context 62 Show data context 28 Show data context 25 Show data context
Other 7,069 Show data context 277 Show data context 176 Show data context 174 Show data context 172 Show data context 450 Show data context 643 Show data context 802 Show data context 1,072 Show data context 1,365 Show data context 1,146 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 31 Show data context 30 Show data context 51 Show data context 133 Show data context 154 Show data context 257 Show data context 191 Show data context 120 Show data context 43 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 401 Show data context 32 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 83 Show data context 49 Show data context 33 Show data context 42 Show data context 29 Show data context 48 Show data context 26 Show data context 17 Show data context 19 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 360 Show data context 134 Show data context 21 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 895 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 22 Show data context 19 Show data context
Smallpox 32 Show data context 18 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 13 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 306 Show data context 10 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 272 Show data context 21 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 32 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 1,473 Show data context 44 Show data context 23 Show data context 23 Show data context 27 Show data context 88 Show data context 109 Show data context 188 Show data context 280 Show data context 237 Show data context 112 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 30 Show data context 50 Show data context 51 Show data context 28 Show data context 6 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 37 Show data context 63 Show data context 27 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 87 Show data context 23 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 17 Show data context 36 Show data context 42 Show data context 30 Show data context 33 Show data context 23 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other 3,310 Show data context 115 Show data context 83 Show data context 79 Show data context 73 Show data context 200 Show data context 265 Show data context 362 Show data context 461 Show data context 574 Show data context 433 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 37 Show data context 30 Show data context 47 Show data context 99 Show data context 114 Show data context 246 Show data context 200 Show data context 107 Show data context 46 Show data context 13 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 399 Show data context 38 Show data context 15 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 33 Show data context 23 Show data context 35 Show data context 26 Show data context 32 Show data context 26 Show data context 13 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 367 Show data context 203 Show data context 44 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 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 835 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 Show data context 19 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 0 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 363 Show data context 11 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 299 Show data context 18 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 27 Show data context 18 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,441 Show data context 82 Show data context 20 Show data context 22 Show data context 28 Show data context 96 Show data context 168 Show data context 223 Show data context 317 Show data context 298 Show data context 127 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 18 Show data context 43 Show data context 72 Show data context 89 Show data context 45 Show data context 11 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 20 Show data context 56 Show data context 35 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 103 Show data context 23 Show data context 24 Show data context 19 Show data context 19 Show data context 43 Show data context 51 Show data context 45 Show data context 32 Show data context 19 Show data context 20 Show data context
Other 3,112 Show data context 160 Show data context 77 Show data context 78 Show data context 73 Show data context 192 Show data context 335 Show data context 448 Show data context 672 Show data context 728 Show data context 529 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 34 Show data context 22 Show data context 23 Show data context 105 Show data context 117 Show data context 208 Show data context 170 Show data context 120 Show data context 47 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 492 Show data context 46 Show data context 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 29 Show data context 28 Show data context 26 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 92 Show data context 22 Show data context 6 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 892 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 12 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 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 320 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
Measles 461 Show data context 13 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 133 Show data context 70 Show data context 10 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
Lungs 1,623 Show data context 68 Show data context 13 Show data context 28 Show data context 35 Show data context 97 Show data context 138 Show data context 249 Show data context 367 Show data context 383 Show data context 186 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 13 Show data context 70 Show data context 83 Show data context 118 Show data context 77 Show data context 26 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 25 Show data context 66 Show data context 40 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 97 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 13 Show data context 23 Show data context 39 Show data context 40 Show data context 48 Show data context 47 Show data context 35 Show data context 15 Show data context
Other 3,065 Show data context 124 Show data context 74 Show data context 96 Show data context 72 Show data context 157 Show data context 303 Show data context 490 Show data context 726 Show data context 852 Show data context 613 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 29 Show data context 14 Show data context 20 Show data context 85 Show data context 100 Show data context 199 Show data context 155 Show data context 103 Show data context 71 Show data context 25 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 528 Show data context 61 Show data context 23 Show data context 21 Show data context 10 Show data context 24 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 12 Show data context 7 Show data context 19 Show data context 15 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 27 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 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 766 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 13 Show data context 14 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 2 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 349 Show data context 12 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 409 Show data context 25 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 73 Show data context 28 Show data context 6 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
Lungs 1,318 Show data context 44 Show data context 12 Show data context 21 Show data context 35 Show data context 88 Show data context 114 Show data context 193 Show data context 330 Show data context 364 Show data context 174 Show data context
Cancer 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 18 Show data context 65 Show data context 156 Show data context 190 Show data context 147 Show data context 40 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 35 Show data context 31 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 69 Show data context 13 Show data context 16 Show data context 18 Show data context 23 Show data context 35 Show data context 37 Show data context 46 Show data context 48 Show data context 33 Show data context 18 Show data context
Other 2,511 Show data context 75 Show data context 85 Show data context 69 Show data context 56 Show data context 159 Show data context 316 Show data context 551 Show data context 798 Show data context 911 Show data context 729 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, Hunslet RegD/PLPar/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/10029818/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 30th June 2024