NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Deaths Due to Illness (Natural Deaths) in Jails
This dataset provides year wise and cause wise breakup of the deaths of prisoners due to illness in Indian jails. The illnesses are classified by heart, lung, liver, kidney, HIV, cancer, TB, paralysis, cholera/diarrhea, schizophrenia with epilpsy, brain hemorrhage, intestine perforation, drugs or alcohol withdrawal and others.
NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Deaths Due to Illness (Natural Deaths) in Jails
This dataset provides year wise and cause wise breakup of the deaths of prisoners due to illness in Indian jails. The illnesses are classified by heart, lung, liver, kidney, HIV, cancer, TB, paralysis, cholera/diarrhea, schizophrenia with epilpsy, brain hemorrhage, intestine perforation, drugs or alcohol withdrawal and others.
The calendar year to which the inmate data pertains.
state
String
1
135
The Indian state or union territory the record refers to; 'All India' denotes a national-level aggregate.
cause
String
10
135
The broad reported cause associated with the inmate count, such as illness or a specific medical condition; 'Total' rows aggregate across all causes.
sub_cause
String
12
135
A finer sub-classification of the reported cause, such as a specific illness or condition; 'Total' denotes aggregate rows.
value
Float64
99
135
The number of inmates reported for the given year, cause, and sub-cause, expressed as an absolute count.
unit
String
1
135
The unit of measurement for the reported figures, given as absolute numbers.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing additional context for the data record.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Deaths Due to Illness (Natural Deaths) in Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23035
