State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Death Rates Data

Death Rate Report for New Mexico by County

All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019

All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages

Sorted by Name

Explanation of Column Headers

Objective - The objective of 0.0 is from the Healthy People 2020 project done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Death Rate (95% Confidence Interval) - The death rate is based upon 100,000 people and is for 5 year(s). Rates are age-adjusted by 5-year age groups to the 2000 U.S. standard million population (the Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal).

Recent Trends - This is an interpretation of the AAPC:

• Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
• Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
• Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.

AAPC (95% Confidence Interval) - The Average Annual Percent Change is the change in rate over time. These AAPCs are based upon APCs that were calculated by Joinpoint Regression Program

Other Notes

• Larger confidence intervals indicate less stability of the data. This is often due to low counts that are not quite low enough to be suppressed.
• Data is currently being suppressed if there are fewer than 16 counts for the time period.

Line by Line Interpretation of the Report

New Mexico

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 138.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.9 to 140.0 and 3,611 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.2.

United States

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 152.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 152.3 to 152.6 and 598,381 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : N/A
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -1.8.

Bernalillo County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 138.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 134.8 to 142.2 and 1,124 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (12, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -1.1.

Catron County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 104.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 76.9 to 150.7 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (10, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -1.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.6 to 0.0.

Chaves County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 148.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.3 to 161.4 and 114 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 12 (4, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.6.

Cibola County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 132.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 115.0 to 152.3 and 42 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (7, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.4.

Colfax County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 132.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 111.1 to 158.0 and 30 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (5, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.3.

Curry County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 158.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.1 to 175.7 and 77 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 20)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.4.

De Baca County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 164.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 105.0 to 254.0 and 6 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 1.7.

Dona Ana County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 128.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 122.2 to 135.2 and 314 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 25 (17, 29)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to -0.9.

Eddy County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 156.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 143.2 to 171.0 and 103 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (2, 19)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to -0.3.

Grant County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 146.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 130.9 to 164.5 and 73 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (3, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.5.

Guadalupe County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 165.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 121.9 to 220.1 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to 0.4.

Hidalgo County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 147.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 107.8 to 199.4 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.7.

Lea County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 162.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.8 to 177.7 and 103 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 16)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.8.

Lincoln County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 120.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 104.0 to 140.2 and 44 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (13, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.3 to -0.7.

Los Alamos County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 114.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 96.6 to 134.7 and 30 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (16, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.7.

Luna County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 181.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 160.9 to 203.2 and 64 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 11)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is 0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.5 to 0.8.

McKinley County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 148.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.5 to 162.3 and 101 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (4, 24)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to -0.2.

Mora County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 117.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 81.6 to 165.8 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (2, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.7 to 0.8.

Otero County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 158.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 146.0 to 170.7 and 133 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (2, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.1.

Quay County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 168.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 138.8 to 203.5 and 25 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 26)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.4.

Rio Arriba County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 126.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 113.0 to 141.0 and 69 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (12, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -2.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.9 to -1.0.

Roosevelt County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 138.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 116.2 to 164.0 and 28 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 16 (3, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.6.

San Juan County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 137.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 128.3 to 146.2 and 190 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (10, 27)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.0.

San Miguel County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 135.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 120.1 to 153.5 and 57 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (6, 31)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.4 to 0.0.

Sandoval County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 132.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 124.7 to 140.4 and 237 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (13, 28)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -1.0.

Santa Fe County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 117.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 110.8 to 124.0 and 271 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (23, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.3.

Sierra County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 171.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 148.7 to 199.1 and 47 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 17)
• Recent Trend : The trend is stable because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.1 to 0.3.

Socorro County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 134.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 114.0 to 158.5 and 32 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (4, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.2.

Taos County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 120.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 106.9 to 135.1 and 67 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (17, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.0 to -0.8.

Torrance County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 160.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 136.1 to 187.4 and 35 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 25)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.7 to -0.3.

Union County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 130.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 93.8 to 178.9 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (1, 32)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.4.

Valencia County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : The death rate is 146.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 135.8 to 158.2 and 143 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
• CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (5, 23)
• Recent Trend : The trend is falling because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.7.

Harding County

• Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
• Rate : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
• CI*Rank⋔ : *
• Recent Trend : * Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 08/16/2022 3:48 pm.

State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.

Data for the following has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of estimates:
Harding

† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2020 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The 1969-2018 US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).


Interpret Rankings provides insight into interpreting cancer incidence statistics. When the population size for a denominator is small, the rates may be unstable. A rate is unstable when a small change in the numerator (e.g., only one or two additional cases) has a dramatic effect on the calculated rate.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.