NM / county disease rankings
Counties with the highest brain cancer death rates in New Mexico
Among 9 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer death rates are Curry County, NM (6.6, 1.5 times the U.S. rate of 4.4), Otero County, NM (6.6, 1.5 times the U.S. rate of 4.4) and Eddy County, NM (5.5, 1.25 times the U.S. rate of 4.4). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 9 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
Brain & nervous system cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curry County | NM | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.5x | No |
| 2 | Otero County | NM | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.5x | No |
| 3 | Eddy County | NM | 5.5 | 4.4 | 1.25x | No |
| 4 | Doña Ana County | NM | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 5 | Sandoval County | NM | 4.2 | 4.4 | 0.95x | No |
| 6 | Bernalillo County | NM | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 7 | Valencia County | NM | 4 | 4.4 | 0.91x | No |
| 8 | Santa Fe County | NM | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.8x | No |
| 9 | San Juan County | NM | 2.2 | 4.4 | 0.5x | No |