Cancer was the leading cause of death among state and federal prisoners in the United States, which killed 1,082 prisoners in 2019. Heart disease was the second leading cause of death in that year, accounting for 1,038 deaths.
Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (December 1, 2021). Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220979/number-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220979/number-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220979/number-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
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Number of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, December 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/220979/number-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
