# Georgia Prison Death Rates

> How Georgia compares to the national average     Georgia's prison death rate is approximately 70% higher than the national average.       National Average    344    deaths per 100,000 prisoners    (20…

**Published**: 2025-10-14
**Source**: https://gps.press/georgia-prison-death-rates/
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*How Georgia compares to the national average*

**Georgia's prison death rate is approximately 70% higher than the national average.**

National Average

344

deaths per 100,000 prisoners

(2018-2019 data)

Georgia

584

deaths per 100,000 prisoners

(2021 data)

### Visual Comparison

National Average (344 per 100,000)

344

Georgia (584 per 100,000)

584

### The Crisis in Numbers

- **Homicides:** Georgia's prison homicide rate is estimated at 63 per 100,000—eight times the national rate of approximately 10-12 per 100,000
- **Suicides:** More than 40 per 100,000, twice the national average
- **Trend:** Death rates have been increasing, with 2020 and 2024 recording the highest numbers in the past two decades
- **Scale:** Over 1,500 people have died in GDC custody since 2020—more than one death every single day

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (National data, 2018-2019); Southern Center for Human Rights and Georgia Department of Corrections (Georgia data, 2021); UCLA Law COVID Behind Bars Data Project