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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
Rank	County	State	Value	U.S. rate	Times reference	Significant
1	Cibola County	NM	19	6.6	2.88x	Significant
2	Lea County	NM	12.2	6.6	1.85x	Significant
3	Rio Arriba County	NM	11.7	6.6	1.77x	Significant
4	Otero County	NM	10.7	6.6	1.62x	Significant
5	McKinley County	NM	10.5	6.6	1.59x	Significant
6	Valencia County	NM	9.1	6.6	1.38x	Significant
7	Eddy County	NM	8.9	6.6	1.35x	No
8	Bernalillo County	NM	7.8	6.6	1.18x	Significant
9	Grant County	NM	7.8	6.6	1.18x	No
10	Doña Ana County	NM	7.7	6.6	1.17x	No
11	Sandoval County	NM	7.6	6.6	1.15x	No
12	Chaves County	NM	7.4	6.6	1.12x	No
13	San Miguel County	NM	7.3	6.6	1.11x	No
14	Curry County	NM	7.1	6.6	1.08x	No
15	Lincoln County	NM	7	6.6	1.06x	No
16	Santa Fe County	NM	6.6	6.6	1x	No
17	Taos County	NM	5.4	6.6	0.82x	No
18	San Juan County	NM	5.3	6.6	0.8x	No

Counties with the highest liver cancer death rates in New Mexico

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