Number of local U.S. inmate fatalities in jail 2019, by cause of death

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 2, 2023
Suicide was the leading cause of death for local jail inmates in the United States in 2019, accounting for 355 deaths in that year. Heart disease killed a further 294 inmates in that same year, making it the second leading cause of death.

Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2019, by cause of death

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December 2021

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United States

Survey time period

2019

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