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Number of local U.S. inmate fatalities in jail 2014, by cause of death

Number of local inmate fatalities in jail in the United States in 2014, by cause of death

The data displays the distribution of local inmate fatalities in jail, by cause of death, in the U.S. in 2014. Heart disease killed 239 inmates in local jails in the United States in 2014.

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

Number of local U.S. inmate fatalities in jail 2014, by cause of death

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