District of Columbia

Highlights

• In the past year, physical inactivity decreased 15% from 23.0% to 19.6% of adults
• In the past two years, the percentage of the population without health insurance decreased 10% from 3.9% to 3.5%
• In the past three years, drug deaths increased 154% from 15.3 to 38.8 deaths per 100,000 population
• In the past 10 years, chlamydia increased 28% from 1024.8 to 1312.3 cases per 100,000 population
• Since 2012, frequent mental distress increased 17% from 10.8% to 12.6% of adults
• In the past 10 years, infant mortality decreased 38% from 12.2 to 7.6 deaths per 1,000 live births