This statistic shows the percentage of fatalities of local jail inmates in the United States in 2016, by age group. In 2016, 24.5 percent of local jail inmates in the U.S. were 45 to 54 years old when they died in prison.
Percentage of local jail inmate fatalities in the United States in 2016, by age
Age group
Percentage of fatalities
17 or younger
0.2%
18-24
7.6%
25-34
22.8%
35-44
20.6%
45-54
24.5%
55 or older
24.4%
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (February 12, 2020). Percentage of local jail inmate fatalities in the United States in 2016, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220909/percentage-of-local-jail-inmate-fatalities-in-the-us-by-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of local jail inmate fatalities in the United States in 2016, by age." Chart. February 12, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220909/percentage-of-local-jail-inmate-fatalities-in-the-us-by-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2020). Percentage of local jail inmate fatalities in the United States in 2016, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220909/percentage-of-local-jail-inmate-fatalities-in-the-us-by-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of Local Jail Inmate Fatalities in The United States in 2016, by Age." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220909/percentage-of-local-jail-inmate-fatalities-in-the-us-by-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percentage of local jail inmate fatalities in the United States in 2016, by age Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220909/percentage-of-local-jail-inmate-fatalities-in-the-us-by-age/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
Percentage of local jail inmate fatalities in the United States in 2016, by age [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, February 12, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220909/percentage-of-local-jail-inmate-fatalities-in-the-us-by-age/
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