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Counties with the highest leukemia incidence rates in New Mexico

Among 22 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest leukemia incidence rates are Sierra County, NM (19, 1.31 times the U.S. rate of 14.5), Curry County, NM (18.2, 1.26 times the U.S. rate of 14.5) and Lea County, NM (16.7, 1.15 times the U.S. rate of 14.5). Values are per 100,000, age-adjusted. 0 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.

All New Mexico counties, highest first

Leukemia cancer new cases, per 100,000, age-adjusted.

Counties with the highest leukemia incidence rates in New Mexico
RankCountyStateValueU.S. rateTimes referenceSignificant
1Sierra CountyNM1914.51.31xNo
2Curry CountyNM18.214.51.26xNo
3Lea CountyNM16.714.51.15xNo
4Bernalillo CountyNM15.514.51.07xNo
5Sandoval CountyNM1514.51.03xNo
6Lincoln CountyNM14.814.51.02xNo
7Torrance CountyNM14.714.51.01xNo
8Cibola CountyNM1414.50.97xNo
9Doña Ana CountyNM13.914.50.96xNo
10Los Alamos CountyNM13.314.50.92xNo
11San Miguel CountyNM1314.50.9xNo
12Grant CountyNM12.314.50.85xNo
13Santa Fe CountyNM11.214.50.77xNo
14Valencia CountyNM11.214.50.77xNo
15Luna CountyNM10.614.50.73xNo
16San Juan CountyNM9.514.50.66xNo
17Eddy CountyNM8.814.50.61xNo
18Taos CountyNM8.814.50.61xNo
19McKinley CountyNM8.714.50.6xNo
20Otero CountyNM8.514.50.59xNo
21Chaves CountyNM8.214.50.57xNo
22Rio Arriba CountyNM7.714.50.53xNo

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