State Findings: District of Columbia, 2021, 2021 Annual Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of frequent physical distress
- High per capita public health funding
- Low percentage of adults who avoided care due to cost
Challenges
- High racial disparity in premature death rates
- High prevalence of non-medical drug use
- High prevalence of high-risk HIV behaviors
Highlights
- Smoking decreased 22% from 14.5% to 11.3% of adults between 2017 and 2020
- Voter participation increased 15% from 62.9% to 72.6% of U.S. citizens age 18 and older between 2014/2016 and 2018/2020
- Annual dental visits decreased 11% from 76.0% to 67.9% of adults between 2016 and 2020
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