Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,
filename: dcst06spt6.csv,,,,,,,,
"State prisoner table 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, by selected characteristics, 2001-2006 ",,,,,,,,
title: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program web tables,,,,,,,,
data source: Deaths in Custody Reporting Program,,,,,,,,
authors: Christopher J. Mumola and Margaret E. Noonan,,,,,,,,
refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov  (202) 307-0765,,,,,,,,
date of version: 06-25-08,,,,,,,,
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"State prisoner table 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, by selected characteristics, 2001-2006 ",,,,,,,,
,,,"Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners",,,,,
,,"Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners prisoners, 2001-2006",2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006
,Total,251,242,246,258,253,254,250
Gender,,,,,,,,
,Male,257,250,251,266,260,261,258
,Female,149,129,146,153,163,164,141
Race/Hispanic origin,,,,,,,,
,"White, non-Hispanic",347,327,324,366,352,364,353
,"Black, non-Hispanic",200,206,206,207,202,195,187
,Hispanic,199,241,246,164,172,173,202
Age,,,,,,,,
,Under 18 years years,57,70,33,122,40,40,39
,18-24,33,39,29,27,39,36,26
,25-34,62,63,61,68,62,59,58
,35-44,171,181,183,184,169,162,146
,45-54,561,585,555,557,541,561,569
,Over 55,"2,061","2,031","1,992","2,033","2,066","2,103","2,139"
"Note: State prison rates are per 100,000 inmates held in State prison custody on June 30. Prisoner demographic subgroups are estimated based on the June 30 National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) custody counts, demographic data are from the National Corrections Reporting Program, and the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities.  Executions are not included; for data on executions, see Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables.",,,,,,,,