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.
| year | state | cause | sub_cause | value | unit | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | All India | Schizophrenia with Epilepsy | Total | 11 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Illness | Liver | 97 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Brain Hemorrhage | Total | 51 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Total | Total | 1656 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Illness | HIV | 44 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Illness | Kidney | 73 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Illness | Cancer | 117 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Illness | Heart | 472 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Illness | TB | 88 | value in absolute number | |
| 2024 | All India | Illness | Lung | 195 | value in absolute number |
National Crime Record Bureau. 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
