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List of countries by incarceration rate. This is an alphabetical list of countries and some dependent territories and subnational areas which lays out the incarceration rate of each. [1] Prison population rates from World Prison Brief. See date on map.
What country has the highest rate of incarceration? With 1,767,200 people incarcerated, United States currently has the highest number of people in prison. Where does the US rank in incarceration rate?
The United States is home to the largest number of prisoners worldwide. Roughly 1.8 million people were incarcerated in the U.S. at the end of 2023. In China, the estimated prison population...
Countries With Highest Incarceration Rate. At the top of the list in incarceration rates in the world, per 100,000 population, interestingly is the United States, with a rate of 629. Following closely behind are Rwanda and Turkmenistan with rates of 580 and 576 respectively.
4 maj 2024 · We examined mortality outcomes for 1 471 526 people released from incarceration in eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and the USA) from 1980 to 2018, across 10 534 441 person-years of follow-up (range 0–24 years per person).
4 maj 2024 · We examined mortality outcomes for 1 471 526 people released from incarceration in eight countries (Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Sweden, and the USA) from 1980 to 2018, across 10 534 441 person-years of follow-up (range 0-24 years per person).
Northern America, the subregion with the highest incarceration rate , has seen the largest decline in the last decade from 647 persons in prison per 100,000 population in 2012 to 489 per 100,000 in 2022.