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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in New Mexico

Among 22 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest child mortality rates are Socorro County, NM (93.9, 1.57 times the U.S. county median of 59.8), Curry County, NM (89.1, 1.49 times the U.S. county median of 59.8) and Taos County, NM (86.9, 1.45 times the U.S. county median of 59.8). Values are deaths under 18 per 100,000.

Source: County Health Rankings, built from CDC National Vital Statistics System death records. These are county-level figures, compared with the U.S. county median. 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.

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Counties with the highest child mortality rates in New Mexico
Rank	County	State	Value	U.S. county median	Times reference
1	Socorro County	NM	93.9	59.8	1.57x
2	Curry County	NM	89.1	59.8	1.49x
3	Taos County	NM	86.9	59.8	1.45x
4	Torrance County	NM	85	59.8	1.42x
5	Luna County	NM	77.2	59.8	1.29x
6	Lincoln County	NM	74.6	59.8	1.25x
7	Otero County	NM	72.1	59.8	1.21x
8	Grant County	NM	68.2	59.8	1.14x
9	Chaves County	NM	67	59.8	1.12x
10	McKinley County	NM	65.4	59.8	1.09x
11	Bernalillo County	NM	62.3	59.8	1.04x
12	Rio Arriba County	NM	60.5	59.8	1.01x
13	San Juan County	NM	60.3	59.8	1.01x
14	San Miguel County	NM	59.1	59.8	0.99x
15	Sandoval County	NM	54.6	59.8	0.91x
16	Roosevelt County	NM	51	59.8	0.85x
17	Eddy County	NM	50.8	59.8	0.85x
18	Valencia County	NM	50.6	59.8	0.85x
19	Santa Fe County	NM	48.1	59.8	0.8x
20	Cibola County	NM	47.3	59.8	0.79x
21	Lea County	NM	46.5	59.8	0.78x
22	Doña Ana County	NM	45.4	59.8	0.76x

Counties with the highest child mortality rates in New Mexico

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