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Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in New Mexico

Among 22 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates are Los Alamos County, NM (36, 1.51 times the U.S. rate of 23.8), Sandoval County, NM (24.1, 1.01 times the U.S. rate of 23.8) and Sierra County, NM (23.5, 0.99 times the U.S. rate of 23.8). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 1 of the 22 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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Melanoma of the skin cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest melanoma incidence rates in New Mexico
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Los Alamos CountyNM3623.81.51xSignificant
2Sandoval CountyNM24.123.81.01xNo
3Sierra CountyNM23.523.80.99xNo
4Curry CountyNM22.823.80.96xNo
5Bernalillo CountyNM22.223.80.93xNo
6Eddy CountyNM2223.80.92xNo
7Santa Fe CountyNM2123.80.88xNo
8Torrance CountyNM19.323.80.81xNo
9Chaves CountyNM19.223.80.81xNo
10Lea CountyNM1823.80.76xNo
11Otero CountyNM1723.80.71xNo
12Grant CountyNM16.823.80.71xNo
13Colfax CountyNM16.723.80.7xNo
14Doña Ana CountyNM1523.80.63xNo
15Valencia CountyNM13.923.80.58xNo
16Lincoln CountyNM13.723.80.58xNo
17Taos CountyNM13.523.80.57xNo
18San Juan CountyNM1223.80.5xNo
19Cibola CountyNM11.823.80.5xNo
20Luna CountyNM10.123.80.42xNo
21Rio Arriba CountyNM7.223.80.3xNo
22McKinley CountyNM5.923.80.25xNo

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