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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in New Mexico

Among 25 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest lung cancer death rates are Roosevelt County, NM (33.7, 1.12 times the U.S. rate of 30.2), Chaves County, NM (33.5, 1.11 times the U.S. rate of 30.2) and Sierra County, NM (31.8, 1.05 times the U.S. rate of 30.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 25 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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Counties with the highest lung cancer death rates in New Mexico
Rank	County	State	Value	U.S. rate	Times reference	Significant
1	Roosevelt County	NM	33.7	30.2	1.12x	No
2	Chaves County	NM	33.5	30.2	1.11x	No
3	Sierra County	NM	31.8	30.2	1.05x	No
4	Curry County	NM	31.2	30.2	1.03x	No
5	Quay County	NM	29.6	30.2	0.98x	No
6	Eddy County	NM	26.7	30.2	0.88x	No
7	Socorro County	NM	26.4	30.2	0.87x	No
8	Lea County	NM	26	30.2	0.86x	No
9	Luna County	NM	26	30.2	0.86x	No
10	Otero County	NM	25.1	30.2	0.83x	No
11	Valencia County	NM	25.1	30.2	0.83x	No
12	Torrance County	NM	23.7	30.2	0.78x	No
13	Doña Ana County	NM	21.4	30.2	0.71x	No
14	San Juan County	NM	19.5	30.2	0.65x	No
15	Bernalillo County	NM	18.9	30.2	0.63x	No
16	Sandoval County	NM	18.6	30.2	0.62x	No
17	Colfax County	NM	18.4	30.2	0.61x	No
18	Cibola County	NM	17.6	30.2	0.58x	No
19	Grant County	NM	17	30.2	0.56x	No
20	Lincoln County	NM	16.2	30.2	0.54x	No
21	San Miguel County	NM	15.1	30.2	0.5x	No
22	Santa Fe County	NM	14.9	30.2	0.49x	No
23	Rio Arriba County	NM	14.5	30.2	0.48x	No
24	Taos County	NM	14	30.2	0.46x	No
25	McKinley County	NM	7.6	30.2	0.25x	No

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