NM / county disease rankings
Counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates in New Mexico
Among 11 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest brain cancer incidence rates are Otero County, NM (8.2, 1.32 times the U.S. rate of 6.2), Sandoval County, NM (6.9, 1.11 times the U.S. rate of 6.2) and Curry County, NM (6.3, 1.02 times the U.S. rate of 6.2). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 of the 11 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 new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otero County | NM | 8.2 | 6.2 | 1.32x | No |
| 2 | Sandoval County | NM | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.11x | No |
| 3 | Curry County | NM | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 4 | Eddy County | NM | 6.3 | 6.2 | 1.02x | No |
| 5 | Valencia County | NM | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.85x | No |
| 6 | Bernalillo County | NM | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 7 | Santa Fe County | NM | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x | No |
| 8 | Doña Ana County | NM | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x | No |
| 9 | Lea County | NM | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x | No |
| 10 | Chaves County | NM | 4.6 | 6.2 | 0.74x | No |
| 11 | San Juan County | NM | 3.4 | 6.2 | 0.55x | No |