In 2019, 78.9 percent of state and federal prison inmate fatalities in the United States were caused by illness. In that year, cancer was the leading cause of death, accounting for 28.1 percent of deaths.
Percentage 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). Percentage of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/220981/percentage-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death." Chart. December 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220981/percentage-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2021). Percentage of state and federal prisoner fatalities in the United States in 2019, by cause of death. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/220981/percentage-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
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Percentage 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/220981/percentage-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/
