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State prison deaths, 2001-2006
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Table 2. Percent of state prisoner deaths, by cause of death, 2001-2006
| Cause of death |
Percent of state prisoner deaths |
|
| 2001-2006 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
| All causes |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
100 |
% |
|
| Illness |
82.7 |
% |
80.0 |
% |
80.8 |
% |
83.1 |
% |
84.3 |
% |
84.0 |
% |
83.4 |
% |
| AIDS |
6.2 |
|
9.4 |
|
8.3 |
|
6.6 |
|
4.6 |
|
4.8 |
|
4.0 |
|
| Suicide |
6.3 |
|
5.9 |
|
5.7 |
|
6.3 |
|
6.4 |
|
6.8 |
|
6.8 |
|
| Homicide |
1.6 |
|
1.4 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.6 |
|
1.8 |
|
1.7 |
|
| Drug/alcohol intoxication |
1.1 |
|
1.3 |
|
1.3 |
|
0.7 |
|
0.7 |
|
1.2 |
|
1.8 |
|
| Accident |
1.0 |
|
0.8 |
|
1.1 |
|
0.8 |
|
1.2 |
|
0.9 |
|
1.0 |
|
| Other/unknown |
1.1 |
|
1.3 |
|
1.3 |
|
0.8 |
|
1.2 |
|
0.6 |
|
1.3 |
|
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| Note: Executions are not included; for data on executions, see Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables. |
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Source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program.
See also Methodology |
