STATE PROFILE: NEW MEXICO
NEW MEXICO: 24.8%
U.S.:
16.6%
U.S RATE 38.5
2006 RANK 22005 NEW MEXICO RATE 50.8
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.4
U.S RATE
83.9
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +1.8
U.S RATE 31.1
2006 RANK 472005 NEW MEXICO RATE 22.2
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.1U.S RATE 12.8
2006 RANK 8 (tie)2005 NEW MEXICO RATE 13.1
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +1.0
U.S RATE 41.9
RANK 22004 NEW MEXICO RATE 61.6
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +2.5U.S RATE 8.3
2006 RANK 13 (tie)2005 NEW MEXICO RATE 8.5
CHANGE FROM 2005 TO 2006 +0.4U.S RATE 6.83
RANK 342004 NEW MEXICO RATE 6.11
CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.021. HEART DISEASE
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 184.5
U.S. RATE 211.12005 RANK 33
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 180.4CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +4.1
2. CANCER
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 162.6
U.S. RATE 183.82005 RANK 47
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 161.9CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.7
3. STROKE
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 39.6
U.S. RATE 46.62005 RANK 42
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 40.5CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.9
4. CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 46.0
U.S. RATE 43.22005 RANK 29
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 41.7CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.7
5. ACCIDENTS
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 66.6
U.S. RATE 39.12005 RANK 2 (tie)
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 67.2CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.6
6. DIABETES
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 31.2
U.S. RATE 24.62005 RANK 4
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 31.7CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.5
7. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 18.3
U.S. RATE 22.92005 RANK 44
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 18.8CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -0.5
8. INFLUENZA/PNEUMONIA
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 19.2
U.S. RATE 20.32005 RANK 30
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 17.3CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 -1.9
9. KIDNEY DISEASE
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 12.9
U.S. RATE 14.32005 RANK 29
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE 12.5CHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 +0.4
10. SEPTICEMIA
NEW MEXICO DEATH RATE (age-adjusted) 7.7
U.S. RATE 11.22005 RANK 33
2004 NEW MEXICO RATE n/aCHANGE FROM 2004 TO 2005 n/a
Sources: Health Insurance data come from National Health Statistics Reports, No. 1; 2005 birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 6; 2006 preliminary birth data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 7; Infant mortality data come from the 2005 period linked birth/infant death data set; Leading cause of death data come from National Vital Statistics Reports, Vol. 56, No. 10 and rankings are based on age-adjusted death rates. States are categorized from highest rate to lowest. Although adjusted for differences in age-distribution and population size, rankings by state do not take into account other state specific population characteristics that may effect the level of mortality. When the number of deaths is small, rankings by state may be unreliable due to instability in death rates. For more information on age-adjustment, click Here.S