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Local Jail Deaths, 2000-2006

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Table 6. Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, by selected
characteristics, 2000-2006

		Average annual mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates, 2000-2006	Mortality rate per 100,000 local jail inmates
Characteristic			2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
	Total	145	146	150	146	145	144	141	143
Gender
	Male	146	148	153	147	142	144	143	145
	Female	137	126	124	139	162	150	126	130
Race/Hispanic origin
	White, non-Hispanic	188	203	228	224	179	159	169	157
	Black, non-Hispanic	122	123	112	114	120	132	116	139
	Hispanic	106	103	99	93	113	125	105	106
Age
	Under 18	50	72	70	58	32	54	37	29
	18-24	53	51	60	54	54	52	51	48
	25-34	87	93	96	88	97	93	81	65
	35-44	165	165	172	195	157	162	148	157
	45-54	379	385	383	358	385	374	371	399
	55 or older	868	842	799	697	835	866	1,040	997
Note: Mortality rates are based on June 30th custody population. Inmate populations of various demographic groups are estimates based on the Annual Survey of Jails and the 2002 Survey of Inmates in Local Jails.

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