Dataset Overview

This dataset provides year wise and cause wise number of natural deaths of the prisoners in Indian jails. The deaths are further classified by ageing and illness.

Organisation

National Crime Record Bureau

Sectors

Home Affairs and Enforcement

Update Frequency

Yearly

Granularity

Year, Cause

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

Number of Columns

Sources

Prison Statistics India, NCRB

Time Period

2001 to 2023

Units

value in absolute number

Last Updated

February, 2026

Data Preview

year	state	category	value	unit
2023	All India	Total Natural Deaths	1787	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Ageing	58	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Illness	1729	value in absolute number
2022	All India	Total Natural Deaths	1773	value in absolute number
2022	All India	Ageing	103	value in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	23	23	Int64	39
state	1	1	String	39
category	3	3	String	39
value	37	37	Float64	37
unit	1	1	String	39
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Natural Deaths in Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23043

NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year and Cause wise Number of Natural Deaths in Jails