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Counties with the highest premature death rates in District of Columbia
Among 1 District of Columbia counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are District of Columbia, DC (9,241.4, 0.94 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. A high rate does not prove an environmental cause: age, smoking, income, access to care, screening and chance all move county rates, and small counties swing widely.
All District of Columbia counties, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | DC | 9,241.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.94x |