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Counties with the highest infant mortality rates in New Mexico
Among 12 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest infant mortality rates are Chaves County, NM (7.9, 1.27 times the U.S. county median of 6.2), Valencia County, NM (7.8, 1.26 times the U.S. county median of 6.2) and Otero County, NM (7.3, 1.18 times the U.S. county median of 6.2). Values are deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
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.
All New Mexico counties, highest first
Infant mortality, deaths under 1 per 1,000 births.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaves County | NM | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.27x |
| 2 | Valencia County | NM | 7.8 | 6.2 | 1.26x |
| 3 | Otero County | NM | 7.3 | 6.2 | 1.18x |
| 4 | Curry County | NM | 6.6 | 6.2 | 1.06x |
| 5 | McKinley County | NM | 6 | 6.2 | 0.97x |
| 6 | Eddy County | NM | 5.8 | 6.2 | 0.94x |
| 7 | Bernalillo County | NM | 5.7 | 6.2 | 0.92x |
| 8 | Doña Ana County | NM | 5.4 | 6.2 | 0.87x |
| 9 | San Juan County | NM | 5.2 | 6.2 | 0.84x |
| 10 | Lea County | NM | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 11 | Sandoval County | NM | 5.1 | 6.2 | 0.82x |
| 12 | Santa Fe County | NM | 2.8 | 6.2 | 0.45x |