NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year, State and Cause wise Number of Deaths Due to Illness (Natural Deaths) in Jails
This dataset provides year wise, state 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, State and Cause wise Number of Deaths Due to Illness (Natural Deaths) in Jails
This dataset provides year wise, state 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
39
4995
The Indian state or union territory for which the inmate data is reported.
cause
String
9
4995
The broad cause of inmate death, such as illness.
sub_cause
String
12
4995
The specific sub-cause underlying the reported cause, such as a particular illness type.
value
Int64
173
4908
The absolute number of inmates reported for the given year, state, and cause.
unit
String
1
4995
The unit of measurement for the reported figure, expressed as a value in absolute numbers.
note
String
1
0
Optional supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record.
Citation
National Crime Record Bureau. (2026). NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year, State and Cause wise Number of Deaths Due to Illness (Natural Deaths) in Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23036
