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Counties with the highest leukemia death rates in New Mexico
Among 11 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia death rates are Lea County, NM (7.2, 1.26 times the U.S. rate of 5.7), Chaves County, NM (6, 1.05 times the U.S. rate of 5.7) and Bernalillo County, NM (5.6, 0.98 times the U.S. rate of 5.7). 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
Leukemia cancer deaths, per 100,000, age-adjusted.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. rate | Times reference | Significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lea County | NM | 7.2 | 5.7 | 1.26x | No |
| 2 | Chaves County | NM | 6 | 5.7 | 1.05x | No |
| 3 | Bernalillo County | NM | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 4 | Sandoval County | NM | 5.6 | 5.7 | 0.98x | No |
| 5 | Doña Ana County | NM | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 6 | Taos County | NM | 5.4 | 5.7 | 0.95x | No |
| 7 | Eddy County | NM | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 8 | McKinley County | NM | 4.9 | 5.7 | 0.86x | No |
| 9 | San Juan County | NM | 3.9 | 5.7 | 0.68x | No |
| 10 | Valencia County | NM | 3.8 | 5.7 | 0.67x | No |
| 11 | Santa Fe County | NM | 3.3 | 5.7 | 0.58x | No |