NM / county disease rankings
Counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates in New Mexico
Among 20 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest pancreas cancer death rates are Curry County, NM (16.8, 1.49 times the U.S. rate of 11.3), Sierra County, NM (15.3, 1.35 times the U.S. rate of 11.3) and Torrance County, NM (14.9, 1.32 times the U.S. rate of 11.3). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 20 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
Pancreas cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry County | NM | 16.8 | 11.3 | 1.49x | Significant |
| 2 | Sierra County | NM | 15.3 | 11.3 | 1.35x | No |
| 3 | Torrance County | NM | 14.9 | 11.3 | 1.32x | No |
| 4 | Taos County | NM | 11.3 | 11.3 | 1x | No |
| 5 | Valencia County | NM | 11.1 | 11.3 | 0.98x | No |
| 6 | Eddy County | NM | 11 | 11.3 | 0.97x | No |
| 7 | Grant County | NM | 10.7 | 11.3 | 0.95x | No |
| 8 | Cibola County | NM | 10.5 | 11.3 | 0.93x | No |
| 9 | Bernalillo County | NM | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.91x | No |
| 10 | Luna County | NM | 10.3 | 11.3 | 0.91x | No |
| 11 | Sandoval County | NM | 10.1 | 11.3 | 0.89x | No |
| 12 | Doña Ana County | NM | 10 | 11.3 | 0.88x | No |
| 13 | Chaves County | NM | 9.7 | 11.3 | 0.86x | No |
| 14 | McKinley County | NM | 9.5 | 11.3 | 0.84x | No |
| 15 | Santa Fe County | NM | 9 | 11.3 | 0.8x | No |
| 16 | Otero County | NM | 8.8 | 11.3 | 0.78x | No |
| 17 | Lea County | NM | 8.7 | 11.3 | 0.77x | No |
| 18 | Lincoln County | NM | 8.6 | 11.3 | 0.76x | No |
| 19 | Rio Arriba County | NM | 8.1 | 11.3 | 0.72x | No |
| 20 | San Juan County | NM | 7.8 | 11.3 | 0.69x | No |