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2017 Annual Report
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State Findings: District of Columbia, 2017, 2017 Annual Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of physical inactivity
- Low percentage of uninsured population
- Low prevalence of diabetes
Challenges
- High prevalence of excessive drinking
- High percentage of children in poverty
- High infant mortality rate
Highlights
- In the past five years, smoking decreased 29% from 20.8% to 14.7% of adults
- In the past three years, drug deaths increased 29% from 13.9 to 17.9 deaths per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, the percentage uninsured decreased 63% from 10.6% to 3.9% of the population
- In the past five years, chlamydia increased 29% from 928.8 to 1198.1 cases per 100,000 population
- In the past five years, diabetes decreased 15% from 9.1% to 7.7% of adults
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