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This statistic shows the distribution of local inmate fatalities in jail, by cause of death, in the United States in 2014. Heart disease killed 239 inmates in local jails in the U.S. in 2014.
Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2014, by cause of death
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| Number of fatalities | |
|---|---|
| Suicide | 372 |
| Heart disease | 239 |
| All other illnesses | 136 |
| Drug/alcohol intoxication | 90 |
| Cancer | 38 |
| Accident | 24 |
| Respiratory diseases | 41 |
| Homicide | 25 |
| AIDS-related | 17 |
| Liver disease | 27 |
| Other/unknown | 27 |
| Missing | 17 |
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