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State prison deaths, 2001-2006

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Table 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, by selected characteristics, 2001-2006

Characteristic		Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners, 2001-2006		Mortality rate per 100,000 state prisoners
				2001		2002		2003		2004		2005		2006
	Total	251		242		246		258		253		254		250
Gender
	Male	257		250		251		266		260		261		258
	Female	149		129		146		153		163		164		141
Race/Hispanic origin
	White, non-Hispanic	347		327		324		366		352		364		353
	Black, non-Hispanic	200		206		206		207		202		195		187
	Hispanic	199		241		246		164		172		173		202
Age
	Under 18 years	57		70		33		122		40		40		39
	18-24	33		39		29		27		39		36		26
	25-34	62		63		61		68		62		59		58
	35-44	171		181		183		184		169		162		146
	45-54	561		585		555		557		541		561		569
	Over 55	2,061		2,031		1,992		2,033		2,066		2,103		2,139
Note: State prison rates are per 100,000 inmates held in state prison custody on June 30. Prisoner demographic subgroups are estimated based on the June 30 National Prisoner Statistics (NPS) custody counts, demographic data are from the National Corrections Reporting Program, and the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities. Executions are not included; for data on executions, see Capital Punishment, 2006 - Statistical Tables.

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