Death Rate from All Causes
Summary Indicator Report Data View Options
Deaths From All Causes by County, New Mexico, 2017-2019
Deaths From All Causes by Health Region, New Mexico, 2019
Deaths From All Causes by Urban and Rural Counties, New Mexico, 2019
Deaths From All Causes by Small Area, New Mexico, 2013-2017
Deaths From All Causes by State Senate Districts, New Mexico, 2013-2017
Deaths From All Causes by State House Districts, New Mexico, 2013-2017
Deaths From All Causes by U.S. States, 2019
Why Is This Important?
The overall death rate of a population reflects the average life expectancy of individuals in that population. The lower the death rate, the higher the life expectancy.
Definition
Age-adjusted death rate from all causes of death is the number of deaths per 100,000 U.S.standard population, age-adjusted.
Data Sources
- New Mexico Death Data: Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics (BVRHS), Epidemiology and Response Division, New Mexico Department of Health.
(https://www.nmhealth.org/about/erd/bvrhs/vrp/) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, CDC WONDER Online Database
(http://wonder.cdc.gov) - New Mexico Population Estimates: University of New Mexico, Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program.
(http://gps.unm.edu/)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Total number of deaths from all causes |
| Denominator: | Total population during the same time period |
How Are We Doing?
In 2019, there were 19,537 deaths among New Mexico residents, yielding an age-adjusted death rate of 760.7 deaths per 100,000.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
New Mexico's age-adjusted, all-cause death rate has historically been lower than the U.S. rate. However, in recent years, the U.S. rate has been declining, while the New Mexico rate has not, and has even increased slightly.
Evidence-based Practices
Reducing the all-cause death rate would be accomplished by reducing deaths from the leading causes of death in New Mexico, including opioid and other drug- and alcohol-related deaths, motor vehicle crashes, heart attack, stroke, cancers, diabetes, chronic lower respiratory diseases, and influenza and pneumonia.