Interpretation of Death Rates Data
Death Rate Report for New Mexico by County
All Cancer Sites, 2015-2019
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, Ages 50+
Sorted by Name
Explanation of Column HeadersObjective - 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 459.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 452.4 to 466.3 and 3,429 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 512.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 511.4 to 512.6 and 568,048 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 -2.4 to -1.8.
Bernalillo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 461.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 448.6 to 473.9 and 1,061 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 19 (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 376.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 278.3 to 503.0 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 30 (6, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 0.0.
Chaves County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 494.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 452.9 to 538.0 and 108 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 11 (4, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.5.
Cibola County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 433.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 374.0 to 498.7 and 39 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 24 (8, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.3.
Colfax County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 450.7 with a 95% confidence interval from 379.5 to 531.6 and 29 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 22 (4, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.8 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.1.
Curry County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 531.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 477.7 to 589.5 and 72 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 8 (1, 19)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.9 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to -0.3.
De Baca County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 534.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 346.9 to 790.4 and 5 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 6 (1, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.5 to 1.3.
Dona Ana County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 425.1 with a 95% confidence interval from 403.5 to 447.5 and 296 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 -1.5 to -0.9.
Eddy County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 531.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 485.1 to 581.3 and 99 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 7 (1, 18)
- 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 470.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 421.5 to 524.4 and 70 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 15 (5, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.7.
Guadalupe County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 548.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 405.7 to 726.0 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 4 (1, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.4 to 0.4.
Hidalgo County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 482.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 354.8 to 642.5 and 10 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 14 (1, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to 0.9.
Lea County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 525.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 477.8 to 576.2 and 93 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 9 (2, 19)
- 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 389.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 337.9 to 447.2 and 43 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 29 (16, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -0.7.
Los Alamos County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 408.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 345.1 to 480.3 and 30 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 27 (10, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.1 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -0.4.
Luna County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 594.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 528.6 to 666.3 and 61 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 2 (1, 12)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is 0.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -0.7 to 0.7.
McKinley County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 492.3 with a 95% confidence interval from 448.0 to 539.8 and 94 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 13 (4, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.3 to -0.1.
Mora County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 341.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 245.4 to 463.6 and 9 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 32 (11, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -1.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -3.2 to 0.1.
Otero County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 543.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 502.1 to 587.5 and 129 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 5 (1, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -0.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to -0.1.
Quay County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 570.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 472.5 to 683.9 and 24 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 3 (1, 24)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.0 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.9 to -0.1.
Rio Arriba County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 420.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 375.6 to 469.4 and 65 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 26 (12, 31)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -2.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -4.2 to -1.0.
Roosevelt County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 468.0 with a 95% confidence interval from 391.5 to 555.2 and 27 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 -0.5.
San Juan County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 454.9 with a 95% confidence interval from 425.1 to 486.2 and 178 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 20 (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 461.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 408.1 to 520.7 and 55 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 18 (5, 30)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.6 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.2 to 0.1.
Sandoval County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 448.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 422.2 to 476.2 and 227 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 23 (12, 27)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.2 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.6 to -0.9.
Santa Fe County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 390.5 with a 95% confidence interval from 369.0 to 412.9 and 261 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 28 (23, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.8 to -1.2.
Sierra County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 597.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 520.6 to 682.9 and 47 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 1 (1, 14)
- Recent Trend : The trend is stable
because the trend is -0.4 with a 95% confidence interval from -1.0 to 0.2.
Socorro County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 464.4 with a 95% confidence interval from 392.7 to 545.4 and 31 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 17 (3, 31)
- 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 373.2 with a 95% confidence interval from 332.3 to 417.8 and 63 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 31 (22, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.7 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.2 to -1.1.
Torrance County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 499.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 423.7 to 585.1 and 33 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 10 (1, 28)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.3 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.1 to -0.4.
Union County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 450.8 with a 95% confidence interval from 324.4 to 612.1 and 8 average annual deaths over 2015-2019.
- CI*Rank⋔ : 21 (1, 32)
- Recent Trend : The trend is falling
because the trend is -1.5 with a 95% confidence interval from -2.8 to -0.2.
Valencia County
- Met Healthy People Objective of ***? : ***
- Rate : The death rate is 492.6 with a 95% confidence interval from 455.8 to 531.7 and 137 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.
- 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 05/18/2022 2:59 pm.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
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.
† 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.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
*** No Healthy People 2020 Objective for this cancer.
Healthy People 2020 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
* 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).
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
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.