District of Columbia
Ranking Highlights
| 2018 Rank | Change from Baseline | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | 30 | +3 |
| Access and Affordability | 8 | +2 |
| Prevention and Treatment | 38 | -3 |
| Avoidable Hospital Use and Cost | 43 | +7 |
| Healthy Lives | 38 | -2 |
| Disparity | 28 | -3 |
| Medicaid Expansion | Yes |
Demographics
| District of Columbia | Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 671,184 | 318,251,368 |
| Median Household Income | $80,607 | $62,470 |
| Below 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) | 30% | 32% |
| % White Race, Non-Hispanic | 36% | 61% |
| % Black Race, Non-Hispanic | 46% | 12% |
| % Other Race, Non-Hispanic | 6% | 9% |
| % Hispanic Ethnicithy | 11% | 18% |
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Highlights
Top Ranked Indicators
- Adults who are obese
- Individuals with high out-of-pocket medical spending
- Adults who report fair/poor health
Bottom Ranked Indicators
- Hospital patients who did not receive patient-centered care
- Hospital patients discharged without instructions for home recovery
- Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population
Most Improved Indicators
- Breast cancer deaths per 100,000 female population
- Home health patients who did not get better at walking or moving around
- Hospital patients discharged without instructions for home recovery
Indicators That Worsened the Most
- Deaths from suicide, alcohol, and drug use per 100,000 population
- Children ages 19–35 months who did not receive all recommended vaccines
- Hospital 30-day mortality
Comparison with the U.S. Average
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