NM / county disease rankings
Counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates in New Mexico
Among 12 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest esophagus cancer incidence rates are Curry County, NM (7.6, 1.65 times the U.S. rate of 4.6), Rio Arriba County, NM (6.6, 1.43 times the U.S. rate of 4.6) and Eddy County, NM (5.3, 1.15 times the U.S. rate of 4.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 12 are significantly above the U.S. rate.
Source: NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles, both sexes, all ages. These are county-level figures, age-adjusted as published by the source, compared with the U.S. rate. 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. Significant means the lower bound of the county’s 95 percent confidence interval is above the U.S. rate.
All New Mexico counties, highest first
Esophagus cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry County | NM | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.65x | No |
| 2 | Rio Arriba County | NM | 6.6 | 4.6 | 1.43x | No |
| 3 | Eddy County | NM | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.15x | No |
| 4 | Chaves County | NM | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1.07x | No |
| 5 | Otero County | NM | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 6 | Taos County | NM | 4.8 | 4.6 | 1.04x | No |
| 7 | Doña Ana County | NM | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 8 | Valencia County | NM | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.98x | No |
| 9 | Santa Fe County | NM | 4.4 | 4.6 | 0.96x | No |
| 10 | Bernalillo County | NM | 3.9 | 4.6 | 0.85x | No |
| 11 | San Juan County | NM | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.7x | No |
| 12 | Sandoval County | NM | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.7x | No |