Washington

Highlights

• Since 2012, smoking decreased 31% from 17.5% to 12.0% of adults
• In the past year, children in poverty decreased 13% from 14.3% to 12.5% of children
• In the past two years, mental health providers increased 21% from 308.5 to 373.3 per 100,000 population
• Despite steady decreases since 1994, violent crime increased 10% from 284 to 312 offenses per 100,000 population in the past three years
• In the past year, diabetes increased 9% from 9.1% to 9.9% of adults
• In the past two years, infant mortality decreased 13% from 4.7 to 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births, continuing a steady decrease since 1990