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Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in New Mexico

Among 18 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest liver cancer death rates are Cibola County, NM (19, 2.88 times the U.S. rate of 6.6), Lea County, NM (12.2, 1.85 times the U.S. rate of 6.6) and Rio Arriba County, NM (11.7, 1.77 times the U.S. rate of 6.6). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 7 of the 18 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.

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Liver & bile duct cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in New Mexico
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Cibola CountyNM196.62.88xSignificant
2Lea CountyNM12.26.61.85xSignificant
3Rio Arriba CountyNM11.76.61.77xSignificant
4Otero CountyNM10.76.61.62xSignificant
5McKinley CountyNM10.56.61.59xSignificant
6Valencia CountyNM9.16.61.38xSignificant
7Eddy CountyNM8.96.61.35xNo
8Bernalillo CountyNM7.86.61.18xSignificant
9Grant CountyNM7.86.61.18xNo
10Doña Ana CountyNM7.76.61.17xNo
11Sandoval CountyNM7.66.61.15xNo
12Chaves CountyNM7.46.61.12xNo
13San Miguel CountyNM7.36.61.11xNo
14Curry CountyNM7.16.61.08xNo
15Lincoln CountyNM76.61.06xNo
16Santa Fe CountyNM6.66.61xNo
17Taos CountyNM5.46.60.82xNo
18San Juan CountyNM5.36.60.8xNo

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