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Local Jail Deaths, 2000-2005

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Table 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, by selected
characteristics, 2000-2005

		Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, 2000-2005		Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates
Characteristic				2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
	Total	146		147	151	147	145	145	141
Gender
	Male	147		150	154	148	142	144	143
	Female	138		126	124	139	162	150	126
Race/Hispanic origin
	White, non-Hispanic	194		203	228	225	179	160	170
	Black, non-Hispanic	120		126	114	115	120	132	116
	Hispanic	106		103	99	93	113	125	106
Age
	Under 18	89		72	194	150	32	54	30
	18-24	56		51	62	66	54	52	51
	25-34	95		94	98	106	97	94	82
	35-44	167		165	183	190	156	162	148
	45-54	363		388	353	305	385	375	371
	55 or older	800		856	698	526	835	859	1,028
Note: Jail inmate mortality rates are per 100,000 inmates held, based on average daily population (ADP). Inmate populations of various demographic subgroups are estimates based on the Annual Survey of Jails and the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails.

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