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Counties with the highest premature death rates in New Mexico
Among 32 New Mexico counties with published values, the counties with the highest premature death rates are McKinley County, NM (27,592.8, 2.81 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9), Rio Arriba County, NM (21,299.5, 2.17 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9) and San Juan County, NM (18,277.3, 1.86 times the U.S. county median of 9,824.9). Values are years of life lost before 75 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.
All New Mexico counties, highest first
Premature death, years of life lost before 75 per 100,000.
| Rank | County | State | Value | U.S. county median | Times reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKinley County | NM | 27,592.8 | 9,824.9 | 2.81x |
| 2 | Rio Arriba County | NM | 21,299.5 | 9,824.9 | 2.17x |
| 3 | San Juan County | NM | 18,277.3 | 9,824.9 | 1.86x |
| 4 | Socorro County | NM | 17,605.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.79x |
| 5 | Sierra County | NM | 17,438 | 9,824.9 | 1.77x |
| 6 | Cibola County | NM | 16,697.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.7x |
| 7 | Quay County | NM | 16,626.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.69x |
| 8 | Mora County | NM | 14,981.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.52x |
| 9 | Torrance County | NM | 14,503 | 9,824.9 | 1.48x |
| 10 | San Miguel County | NM | 14,085.4 | 9,824.9 | 1.43x |
| 11 | De Baca County | NM | 13,649.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.39x |
| 12 | Chaves County | NM | 13,483.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.37x |
| 13 | Luna County | NM | 13,151.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.34x |
| 14 | Colfax County | NM | 13,075.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.33x |
| 15 | Grant County | NM | 12,951.2 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 16 | Taos County | NM | 12,929.8 | 9,824.9 | 1.32x |
| 17 | Eddy County | NM | 12,798.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.3x |
| 18 | Lea County | NM | 12,672.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 19 | Guadalupe County | NM | 12,650.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.29x |
| 20 | Lincoln County | NM | 12,621 | 9,824.9 | 1.28x |
| 21 | Curry County | NM | 12,340.5 | 9,824.9 | 1.26x |
| 22 | Union County | NM | 12,002.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.22x |
| 23 | Valencia County | NM | 11,779.1 | 9,824.9 | 1.2x |
| 24 | Bernalillo County | NM | 11,523.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 25 | Catron County | NM | 11,456.6 | 9,824.9 | 1.17x |
| 26 | Otero County | NM | 11,127.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.13x |
| 27 | Roosevelt County | NM | 10,940.9 | 9,824.9 | 1.11x |
| 28 | Hidalgo County | NM | 10,843.7 | 9,824.9 | 1.1x |
| 29 | Sandoval County | NM | 9,510.9 | 9,824.9 | 0.97x |
| 30 | Doña Ana County | NM | 9,397.1 | 9,824.9 | 0.96x |
| 31 | Santa Fe County | NM | 8,950.4 | 9,824.9 | 0.91x |
| 32 | Los Alamos County | NM | 3,583.3 | 9,824.9 | 0.36x |