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 November 28, 2023, 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 November 28, 2023. 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: November 28, 2023. 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." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2021, 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 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/220979/number-of-state-prisoner-fatalities-in-the-us-by-cause-of-death/ (last visited November 28, 2023)
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/