In 2018 the prison death rate in Australia was 0.17 deaths per 100 prisoners. The overall annual prison death rate has dropped marginally since the year 2000 when the rate was over 0.2 and since 2004 this rate has remined at or below 0.2.
Death rate in prison custody in Australia from the financial year 2000 to 2018
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