Dataset Overview

This dataset provides year wise, state 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, State, Cause

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

1430

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	Arunachal Pradesh	Ageing	0	value in absolute number
2023	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Ageing	0	value in absolute number
2023	Delhi	Ageing	0	value in absolute number
2023	Jammu and Kashmir	Ageing	1	value in absolute number
2023	Ladakh	Ageing	0	value in absolute number
2023	Lakshadweep	Ageing	0	value in absolute number
2023	Puducherry	Ageing	0	value in absolute number
2023	All India	Ageing	58	value in absolute number
2023	Andhra Pradesh	Illness	29	value in absolute number

Metadata

Name	Number of Distinct Values	Number of Unique Values	Type	Count
year	23	23	Int64	1430
state	39	39	String	1430
category	3	3	String	1430
value	201	201	Float64	1414
unit	1	1	String	1430
note	1	1	String	0

Citation

National Crime Record Bureau. NCRB - Deaths and Illnesses of Prisoners: Year, State and Cause wise Number of Natural Deaths in Jails [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/23044

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