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 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 13 Show data context 31 Show data context 32 Show data context 97 Show data context 80 Show data context 60 Show data context 23 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 81 Show data context 11 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 23 Show data context 21 Show data context 19 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 27 Show data context 18 Show data context 15 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 7 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 62 Show data context 25 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 136 Show data context 11 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 13 Show data context 16 Show data context 15 Show data context 15 Show data context
Smallpox 13 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 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
Whooping Cough 78 Show data context 5 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 35 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 9 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 184 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 22 Show data context 24 Show data context 37 Show data context 51 Show data context 69 Show data context 65 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 18 Show data context 28 Show data context 20 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 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 27 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context 11 Show data context
Other 447 Show data context 31 Show data context 21 Show data context 13 Show data context 22 Show data context 67 Show data context 94 Show data context 131 Show data context 186 Show data context 238 Show data context 349 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 22 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 30 Show data context 49 Show data context 126 Show data context 105 Show data context 61 Show data context 28 Show data context 7 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 124 Show data context 19 Show data context 11 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 15 Show data context 13 Show data context 15 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 98 Show data context 42 Show data context 13 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 136 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 14 Show data context 15 Show data context
Smallpox 16 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 5 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
Whooping Cough 88 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 88 Show data context 7 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
Diptheria 14 Show data context 14 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 269 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 9 Show data context 45 Show data context 44 Show data context 104 Show data context 114 Show data context 88 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 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 26 Show data context 36 Show data context 6 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 11 Show data context 9 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 25 Show data context 5 Show data context 7 Show data context 21 Show data context 18 Show data context 22 Show data context 17 Show data context 29 Show data context 19 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other 584 Show data context 33 Show data context 26 Show data context 28 Show data context 19 Show data context 73 Show data context 119 Show data context 148 Show data context 200 Show data context 300 Show data context 393 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 19 Show data context 15 Show data context 16 Show data context 32 Show data context 57 Show data context 125 Show data context 139 Show data context 90 Show data context 46 Show data context 12 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 159 Show data context 20 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 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
Typhus & Typhoid 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 11 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 67 Show data context 21 Show data context 7 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 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
Gastro-intestinal 206 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 8 Show data context
Smallpox 3 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 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 157 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 83 Show data context 3 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
Diptheria 18 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 331 Show data context 9 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 5 Show data context 15 Show data context 50 Show data context 62 Show data context 96 Show data context 156 Show data context 113 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 23 Show data context 29 Show data context 43 Show data context 37 Show data context 24 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 55 Show data context 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 26 Show data context 29 Show data context 31 Show data context 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 22 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context
Other 734 Show data context 31 Show data context 29 Show data context 41 Show data context 29 Show data context 87 Show data context 159 Show data context 223 Show data context 274 Show data context 374 Show data context 447 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 19 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 37 Show data context 55 Show data context 120 Show data context 130 Show data context 86 Show data context 43 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context
Other TB 205 Show data context 17 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 4 Show data context 12 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 27 Show data context 10 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
Gastro-intestinal 212 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 4 Show data context 6 Show data context 10 Show data context 8 Show data context
Smallpox 1 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 179 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 126 Show data context 7 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
Diptheria 33 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 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
Lungs 429 Show data context 22 Show data context 3 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 28 Show data context 51 Show data context 67 Show data context 101 Show data context 159 Show data context 170 Show data context
Cancer 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 33 Show data context 70 Show data context 80 Show data context 67 Show data context 37 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 12 Show data context 30 Show data context 13 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 67 Show data context 17 Show data context 13 Show data context 18 Show data context 21 Show data context 46 Show data context 36 Show data context 39 Show data context 37 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context
Other 875 Show data context 42 Show data context 31 Show data context 47 Show data context 47 Show data context 134 Show data context 192 Show data context 261 Show data context 357 Show data context 492 Show data context 544 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 14 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 33 Show data context 41 Show data context 115 Show data context 122 Show data context 89 Show data context 43 Show data context 14 Show data context 1 Show data context
Other TB 121 Show data context 21 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 3 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 16 Show data context 5 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
Gastro-intestinal 204 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context
Smallpox 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 153 Show data context 8 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
Measles 114 Show data context 15 Show data context 2 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 74 Show data context 31 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 433 Show data context 18 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 10 Show data context 23 Show data context 38 Show data context 71 Show data context 123 Show data context 195 Show data context 213 Show data context
Cancer 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 32 Show data context 82 Show data context 104 Show data context 111 Show data context 48 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 6 Show data context 15 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 108 Show data context 16 Show data context 23 Show data context 32 Show data context 31 Show data context 49 Show data context 51 Show data context 55 Show data context 38 Show data context 26 Show data context 17 Show data context
Other 905 Show data context 36 Show data context 33 Show data context 45 Show data context 63 Show data context 128 Show data context 220 Show data context 324 Show data context 392 Show data context 544 Show data context 691 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 16 Show data context 8 Show data context 7 Show data context 32 Show data context 47 Show data context 118 Show data context 107 Show data context 86 Show data context 43 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context
Other TB 102 Show data context 24 Show data context 22 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 13 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 4 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 209 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 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 122 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 99 Show data context 10 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 35 Show data context 17 Show data context 2 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
Lungs 323 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 7 Show data context 10 Show data context 34 Show data context 57 Show data context 67 Show data context 114 Show data context 178 Show data context 231 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 11 Show data context 38 Show data context 94 Show data context 151 Show data context 147 Show data context 68 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 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 94 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 11 Show data context 35 Show data context 68 Show data context 78 Show data context 78 Show data context 36 Show data context 38 Show data context 25 Show data context
Other 790 Show data context 34 Show data context 38 Show data context 46 Show data context 38 Show data context 113 Show data context 236 Show data context 293 Show data context 478 Show data context 674 Show data context 843 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, Richmond 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/10043967/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 28th May 2024