Data on the number of natural deaths in prison custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020 shows that in 2019 there were 175 deaths in prison custody determined to have occurred due to natural causes. This reveals an overall increase since the beginning of the period, when only 61 deaths were determined to be due to natural causes in 2000. By 2020, the number of deaths in prison custody determined to have occurred due to natural causes increased to 207.
Number of natural deaths in prison custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020
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GOV.UK. (January 21, 2021). Number of natural deaths in prison custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/314683/prison-natural-causes-deaths-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of natural deaths in prison custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020." Chart. January 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314683/prison-natural-causes-deaths-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. (2021). Number of natural deaths in prison custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/314683/prison-natural-causes-deaths-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK. "Number of Natural Deaths in Prison Custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314683/prison-natural-causes-deaths-england-and-wales/
GOV.UK, Number of natural deaths in prison custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/314683/prison-natural-causes-deaths-england-and-wales/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Number of natural deaths in prison custody in England and Wales from 2000 to 2020 [Graph], GOV.UK, January 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/314683/prison-natural-causes-deaths-england-and-wales/