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 248 Show data context 85 Show data context 79 Show data context 232 Show data context 533 Show data context 943 Show data context 696 Show data context 411 Show data context 247 Show data context 179 Show data context 51 Show data context
Other TB 817 Show data context 111 Show data context 23 Show data context 15 Show data context 30 Show data context 19 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 192 Show data context 116 Show data context 62 Show data context 102 Show data context 107 Show data context 114 Show data context 84 Show data context 70 Show data context 85 Show data context 95 Show data context 29 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 650 Show data context 252 Show data context 54 Show data context 25 Show data context 22 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 952 Show data context 79 Show data context 41 Show data context 58 Show data context 68 Show data context 154 Show data context 141 Show data context 116 Show data context 111 Show data context 141 Show data context 156 Show data context
Smallpox 206 Show data context 40 Show data context 12 Show data context 26 Show data context 31 Show data context 23 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 593 Show data context 20 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 467 Show data context 39 Show data context 3 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 0 Show data context
Diptheria 62 Show data context 19 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 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
Lungs 1,879 Show data context 73 Show data context 20 Show data context 59 Show data context 140 Show data context 196 Show data context 199 Show data context 234 Show data context 425 Show data context 646 Show data context 534 Show data context
Cancer 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 17 Show data context 66 Show data context 94 Show data context 82 Show data context 85 Show data context 47 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 31 Show data context 78 Show data context 55 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 162 Show data context 44 Show data context 56 Show data context 106 Show data context 107 Show data context 130 Show data context 118 Show data context 83 Show data context 61 Show data context 60 Show data context 47 Show data context
Other 3,925 Show data context 221 Show data context 152 Show data context 161 Show data context 259 Show data context 540 Show data context 658 Show data context 719 Show data context 1,054 Show data context 1,890 Show data context 2,227 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 236 Show data context 89 Show data context 97 Show data context 268 Show data context 476 Show data context 1,046 Show data context 912 Show data context 595 Show data context 296 Show data context 96 Show data context 16 Show data context
Other TB 1,138 Show data context 85 Show data context 32 Show data context 20 Show data context 12 Show data context 14 Show data context 11 Show data context 6 Show data context 9 Show data context 5 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 354 Show data context 180 Show data context 108 Show data context 97 Show data context 85 Show data context 152 Show data context 135 Show data context 109 Show data context 84 Show data context 47 Show data context 17 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 977 Show data context 396 Show data context 66 Show data context 23 Show data context 17 Show data context 20 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,320 Show data context 56 Show data context 17 Show data context 21 Show data context 45 Show data context 96 Show data context 75 Show data context 59 Show data context 60 Show data context 56 Show data context 76 Show data context
Smallpox 186 Show data context 44 Show data context 12 Show data context 13 Show data context 19 Show data context 26 Show data context 13 Show data context 8 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 943 Show data context 33 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
Measles 604 Show data context 30 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 3 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 214 Show data context 34 Show data context 12 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 10 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 1 Show data context
Lungs 2,556 Show data context 85 Show data context 27 Show data context 41 Show data context 73 Show data context 216 Show data context 255 Show data context 323 Show data context 559 Show data context 601 Show data context 509 Show data context
Cancer 5 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 30 Show data context 71 Show data context 127 Show data context 142 Show data context 101 Show data context 59 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 10 Show data context 31 Show data context 87 Show data context 76 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 280 Show data context 51 Show data context 73 Show data context 96 Show data context 101 Show data context 127 Show data context 132 Show data context 97 Show data context 86 Show data context 53 Show data context 46 Show data context
Other 5,261 Show data context 245 Show data context 166 Show data context 173 Show data context 221 Show data context 640 Show data context 833 Show data context 993 Show data context 1,178 Show data context 1,602 Show data context 2,298 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 124 Show data context 63 Show data context 72 Show data context 178 Show data context 294 Show data context 670 Show data context 560 Show data context 388 Show data context 171 Show data context 51 Show data context 4 Show data context
Other TB 808 Show data context 55 Show data context 35 Show data context 13 Show data context 4 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 109 Show data context 71 Show data context 30 Show data context 49 Show data context 55 Show data context 53 Show data context 39 Show data context 35 Show data context 24 Show data context 23 Show data context 6 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 412 Show data context 150 Show data context 32 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 978 Show data context 4 Show data context 0 Show data context 2 Show data context 6 Show data context 26 Show data context 26 Show data context 22 Show data context 27 Show data context 27 Show data context 31 Show data context
Smallpox 172 Show data context 98 Show data context 58 Show data context 55 Show data context 65 Show data context 105 Show data context 57 Show data context 37 Show data context 9 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context
Whooping Cough 741 Show data context 15 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 514 Show data context 29 Show data context 5 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 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
Diptheria 88 Show data context 26 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 5 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,279 Show data context 93 Show data context 33 Show data context 35 Show data context 57 Show data context 156 Show data context 260 Show data context 377 Show data context 581 Show data context 621 Show data context 426 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 25 Show data context 76 Show data context 148 Show data context 168 Show data context 129 Show data context 41 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 31 Show data context 75 Show data context 41 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 204 Show data context 42 Show data context 42 Show data context 56 Show data context 53 Show data context 85 Show data context 111 Show data context 85 Show data context 75 Show data context 34 Show data context 30 Show data context
Other 3,855 Show data context 221 Show data context 123 Show data context 145 Show data context 160 Show data context 444 Show data context 656 Show data context 837 Show data context 1,072 Show data context 1,331 Show data context 1,541 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 106 Show data context 50 Show data context 66 Show data context 162 Show data context 320 Show data context 728 Show data context 681 Show data context 426 Show data context 201 Show data context 62 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other TB 1,004 Show data context 100 Show data context 37 Show data context 27 Show data context 23 Show data context 21 Show data context 14 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 35 Show data context 41 Show data context 57 Show data context 70 Show data context 61 Show data context 95 Show data context 51 Show data context 21 Show data context 12 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 667 Show data context 303 Show data context 61 Show data context 21 Show data context 9 Show data context 14 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 994 Show data context 8 Show data context 6 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 9 Show data context 16 Show data context 19 Show data context 23 Show data context 28 Show data context 27 Show data context
Smallpox 302 Show data context 161 Show data context 93 Show data context 131 Show data context 136 Show data context 224 Show data context 136 Show data context 90 Show data context 21 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context
Whooping Cough 980 Show data context 41 Show data context 0 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
Measles 894 Show data context 61 Show data context 8 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 266 Show data context 127 Show data context 16 Show data context 6 Show data context 7 Show data context 3 Show data context 4 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,899 Show data context 159 Show data context 32 Show data context 31 Show data context 55 Show data context 203 Show data context 295 Show data context 425 Show data context 587 Show data context 739 Show data context 493 Show data context
Cancer 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 4 Show data context 4 Show data context 31 Show data context 108 Show data context 201 Show data context 242 Show data context 199 Show data context 63 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 8 Show data context 33 Show data context 100 Show data context 59 Show data context 3 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 329 Show data context 44 Show data context 41 Show data context 50 Show data context 34 Show data context 104 Show data context 110 Show data context 103 Show data context 97 Show data context 69 Show data context 38 Show data context
Other 4,698 Show data context 251 Show data context 172 Show data context 184 Show data context 188 Show data context 525 Show data context 812 Show data context 1,081 Show data context 1,334 Show data context 1,721 Show data context 1,767 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 84 Show data context 57 Show data context 67 Show data context 167 Show data context 270 Show data context 722 Show data context 648 Show data context 457 Show data context 231 Show data context 53 Show data context 13 Show data context
Other TB 960 Show data context 111 Show data context 47 Show data context 35 Show data context 30 Show data context 51 Show data context 36 Show data context 22 Show data context 10 Show data context 7 Show data context 1 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 25 Show data context 49 Show data context 58 Show data context 73 Show data context 68 Show data context 149 Show data context 47 Show data context 21 Show data context 8 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 706 Show data context 186 Show data context 46 Show data context 17 Show data context 4 Show data context 5 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Gastro-intestinal 1,314 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 5 Show data context 11 Show data context 10 Show data context 14 Show data context 19 Show data context 40 Show data context 30 Show data context
Smallpox 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 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
Whooping Cough 916 Show data context 28 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Measles 967 Show data context 50 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 1,179 Show data context 474 Show data context 64 Show data context 10 Show data context 10 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 1 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Lungs 2,593 Show data context 92 Show data context 20 Show data context 41 Show data context 40 Show data context 180 Show data context 297 Show data context 426 Show data context 699 Show data context 846 Show data context 676 Show data context
Cancer 9 Show data context 6 Show data context 3 Show data context 2 Show data context 3 Show data context 36 Show data context 150 Show data context 298 Show data context 366 Show data context 327 Show data context 143 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 7 Show data context 41 Show data context 97 Show data context 51 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 381 Show data context 66 Show data context 41 Show data context 46 Show data context 52 Show data context 107 Show data context 139 Show data context 122 Show data context 98 Show data context 90 Show data context 71 Show data context
Other 5,190 Show data context 212 Show data context 179 Show data context 205 Show data context 205 Show data context 614 Show data context 954 Show data context 1,288 Show data context 1,563 Show data context 2,013 Show data context 2,135 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 69 Show data context 34 Show data context 55 Show data context 141 Show data context 259 Show data context 536 Show data context 621 Show data context 473 Show data context 214 Show data context 61 Show data context 9 Show data context
Other TB 509 Show data context 89 Show data context 45 Show data context 34 Show data context 38 Show data context 36 Show data context 29 Show data context 23 Show data context 15 Show data context 10 Show data context 2 Show data context
Typhus & Typhoid 5 Show data context 9 Show data context 20 Show data context 25 Show data context 35 Show data context 48 Show data context 33 Show data context 12 Show data context 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 0 Show data context
Scarlet Fever 261 Show data context 76 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 2 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 1,165 Show data context 12 Show data context 2 Show data context 2 Show data context 1 Show data context 7 Show data context 8 Show data context 8 Show data context 12 Show data context 23 Show data context 20 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 1 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Whooping Cough 677 Show data context 21 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 860 Show data context 48 Show data context 1 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 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Diptheria 430 Show data context 120 Show data context 15 Show data context 5 Show data context 3 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
Lungs 1,953 Show data context 82 Show data context 28 Show data context 51 Show data context 56 Show data context 149 Show data context 254 Show data context 387 Show data context 596 Show data context 810 Show data context 749 Show data context
Cancer 4 Show data context 1 Show data context 1 Show data context 8 Show data context 10 Show data context 42 Show data context 155 Show data context 358 Show data context 436 Show data context 373 Show data context 167 Show data context
Childbirth 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 3 Show data context 16 Show data context 56 Show data context 44 Show data context 2 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context 0 Show data context
Violence 382 Show data context 53 Show data context 25 Show data context 35 Show data context 51 Show data context 90 Show data context 112 Show data context 133 Show data context 102 Show data context 75 Show data context 55 Show data context
Other 4,034 Show data context 151 Show data context 153 Show data context 165 Show data context 169 Show data context 440 Show data context 773 Show data context 1,135 Show data context 1,497 Show data context 2,001 Show data context 2,405 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, Greenwich 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/10139946/cube/CoD_grouped

Date accessed: 11th June 2024