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 35 Show data context 25 Show data context 33 Show data context 92 Show data context 110 Show data context 241 Show data context 142 Show data context 98 Show data context 23 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 480 Show data context 44 Show data context 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 131 Show data context 53 Show data context 36 Show data context 30 Show data context 35 Show data context 35 Show data context 39 Show data context 19 Show data context 32 Show data context 40 Show data context 39 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 441 Show data context 157 Show data context 35 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 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 351 Show data context 20 Show data context 12 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 20 Show data context 23 Show data context 27 Show data context 32 Show data context 48 Show data context 49 Show data context
Smallpox 62 Show data context 17 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 10 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 348 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 186 Show data context 19 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 13 Show data context 6 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 605 Show data context 22 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 18 Show data context 43 Show data context 41 Show data context 69 Show data context 122 Show data context 179 Show data context 131 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 9 Show data context 39 Show data context 39 Show data context 45 Show data context 28 Show data context 7 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 18 Show data context 35 Show data context 19 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 91 Show data context 47 Show data context 50 Show data context 63 Show data context 33 Show data context 74 Show data context 54 Show data context 41 Show data context 23 Show data context 25 Show data context 22 Show data context
Other 1,795 Show data context 90 Show data context 51 Show data context 44 Show data context 55 Show data context 139 Show data context 171 Show data context 271 Show data context 321 Show data context 422 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 51 Show data context 49 Show data context 48 Show data context 128 Show data context 135 Show data context 321 Show data context 172 Show data context 107 Show data context 43 Show data context 15 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 869 Show data context 62 Show data context 33 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 217 Show data context 114 Show data context 54 Show data context 51 Show data context 41 Show data context 80 Show data context 48 Show data context 57 Show data context 41 Show data context 52 Show data context 35 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 699 Show data context 291 Show data context 37 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 722 Show data context 12 Show data context 8 Show data context 3 Show data context 8 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 17 Show data context 25 Show data context 32 Show data context 53 Show data context
Smallpox 78 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 14 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 410 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 322 Show data context 23 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 67 Show data context 19 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 1,060 Show data context 41 Show data context 12 Show data context 9 Show data context 16 Show data context 54 Show data context 92 Show data context 104 Show data context 189 Show data context 239 Show data context 192 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 45 Show data context 45 Show data context 56 Show data context 38 Show data context 13 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 26 Show data context 47 Show data context 22 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 116 Show data context 36 Show data context 39 Show data context 61 Show data context 55 Show data context 122 Show data context 56 Show data context 62 Show data context 55 Show data context 22 Show data context 22 Show data context
Other 2,799 Show data context 99 Show data context 64 Show data context 83 Show data context 66 Show data context 198 Show data context 292 Show data context 358 Show data context 462 Show data context 529 Show data context 529 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 94 Show data context 66 Show data context 87 Show data context 166 Show data context 227 Show data context 436 Show data context 315 Show data context 179 Show data context 66 Show data context 21 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 1,142 Show data context 96 Show data context 36 Show data context 24 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 160 Show data context 94 Show data context 51 Show data context 54 Show data context 56 Show data context 87 Show data context 62 Show data context 47 Show data context 41 Show data context 55 Show data context 31 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 859 Show data context 364 Show data context 48 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 13 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 1,127 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 9 Show data context 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 27 Show data context 34 Show data context
Smallpox 310 Show data context 115 Show data context 30 Show data context 36 Show data context 77 Show data context 105 Show data context 41 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 646 Show data context 30 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 326 Show data context 19 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 69 Show data context 24 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 2,012 Show data context 68 Show data context 18 Show data context 20 Show data context 39 Show data context 107 Show data context 159 Show data context 224 Show data context 253 Show data context 336 Show data context 232 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 11 Show data context 54 Show data context 95 Show data context 92 Show data context 54 Show data context 15 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 27 Show data context 85 Show data context 53 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 158 Show data context 56 Show data context 63 Show data context 79 Show data context 55 Show data context 136 Show data context 115 Show data context 92 Show data context 75 Show data context 47 Show data context 32 Show data context
Other 4,295 Show data context 209 Show data context 100 Show data context 105 Show data context 118 Show data context 350 Show data context 466 Show data context 566 Show data context 703 Show data context 840 Show data context 654 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 107 Show data context 123 Show data context 142 Show data context 254 Show data context 299 Show data context 550 Show data context 399 Show data context 243 Show data context 111 Show data context 22 Show data context 2 Show data context
Other TB 1,022 Show data context 156 Show data context 71 Show data context 41 Show data context 14 Show data context 22 Show data context 12 Show data context 14 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 21 Show data context 26 Show data context 31 Show data context 38 Show data context 30 Show data context 56 Show data context 31 Show data context 21 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 400 Show data context 174 Show data context 30 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 997 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 17 Show data context 27 Show data context 28 Show data context
Smallpox 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 591 Show data context 29 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 549 Show data context 46 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
Diptheria 111 Show data context 39 Show data context 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,650 Show data context 165 Show data context 50 Show data context 54 Show data context 67 Show data context 193 Show data context 293 Show data context 389 Show data context 447 Show data context 404 Show data context 198 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 27 Show data context 89 Show data context 144 Show data context 161 Show data context 90 Show data context 21 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 18 Show data context 55 Show data context 69 Show data context 49 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 178 Show data context 48 Show data context 41 Show data context 80 Show data context 67 Show data context 105 Show data context 146 Show data context 123 Show data context 97 Show data context 50 Show data context 21 Show data context
Other 4,947 Show data context 311 Show data context 169 Show data context 171 Show data context 167 Show data context 425 Show data context 692 Show data context 889 Show data context 1,118 Show data context 1,277 Show data context 1,019 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 124 Show data context 97 Show data context 156 Show data context 287 Show data context 361 Show data context 567 Show data context 462 Show data context 286 Show data context 127 Show data context 19 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 919 Show data context 176 Show data context 88 Show data context 64 Show data context 39 Show data context 33 Show data context 28 Show data context 20 Show data context 10 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 27 Show data context 51 Show data context 37 Show data context 61 Show data context 76 Show data context 90 Show data context 53 Show data context 27 Show data context 17 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 191 Show data context 89 Show data context 20 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,312 Show data context 11 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 6 Show data context 26 Show data context 30 Show data context 38 Show data context 17 Show data context
Smallpox 2 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 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 810 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
Measles 844 Show data context 56 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 119 Show data context 28 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 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 3,027 Show data context 142 Show data context 51 Show data context 59 Show data context 66 Show data context 207 Show data context 260 Show data context 446 Show data context 551 Show data context 557 Show data context 283 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 29 Show data context 127 Show data context 229 Show data context 266 Show data context 175 Show data context 47 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 14 Show data context 60 Show data context 113 Show data context 68 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 280 Show data context 82 Show data context 60 Show data context 82 Show data context 86 Show data context 175 Show data context 158 Show data context 158 Show data context 117 Show data context 88 Show data context 37 Show data context
Other 6,360 Show data context 294 Show data context 222 Show data context 210 Show data context 201 Show data context 504 Show data context 860 Show data context 1,174 Show data context 1,470 Show data context 1,575 Show data context 1,099 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 105 Show data context 69 Show data context 106 Show data context 244 Show data context 270 Show data context 541 Show data context 484 Show data context 310 Show data context 143 Show data context 40 Show data context 19 Show data context
Other TB 678 Show data context 183 Show data context 110 Show data context 69 Show data context 54 Show data context 62 Show data context 40 Show data context 26 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 11 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 33 Show data context 35 Show data context 54 Show data context 35 Show data context 15 Show data context 8 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 161 Show data context 76 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 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
Gastro-intestinal 1,070 Show data context 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 23 Show data context 21 Show data context 24 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 764 Show data context 33 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 0 Show data context
Measles 739 Show data context 38 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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 215 Show data context 82 Show data context 14 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 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 2,628 Show data context 101 Show data context 50 Show data context 68 Show data context 80 Show data context 208 Show data context 282 Show data context 386 Show data context 541 Show data context 624 Show data context 322 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 32 Show data context 143 Show data context 303 Show data context 392 Show data context 281 Show data context 81 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 13 Show data context 44 Show data context 113 Show data context 67 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 224 Show data context 66 Show data context 36 Show data context 80 Show data context 98 Show data context 154 Show data context 165 Show data context 141 Show data context 143 Show data context 69 Show data context 40 Show data context
Other 6,215 Show data context 293 Show data context 176 Show data context 216 Show data context 224 Show data context 482 Show data context 833 Show data context 1,317 Show data context 1,816 Show data context 1,967 Show data context 1,430 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, South Shields 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/10030109/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 27th April 2024