FIGURE 2—

Percentage of all deaths and underlying causes in New York City and US jails: 2001–2009.

Note. NYC = New York City. The difference between low and high US jails reflects the range of low and high values presented in the source. Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding.

Source. Carson and Noonan.¹

^aListed as chronic lower respiratory disease for NYC jails vs respiratory disease for US jails.

^bListed as mental/behavioral disorder resulting from use of drugs/alcohol⁶ for NYC jails vs drug/alcohol intoxication for US jails.

^cListed as viral hepatitis and chronic liver disease/cirrhosis for NYC jails vs liver disease for US jails.

^dIn 2008, for US local jails, “a high number of cases were missing cause of death information. These cases were classified as other/unknown.”