This is the country that will be used in the dashboard.

Lead Country Statistics

What's included:

  • Average blood lead level (BLL) for children (19 and under).
  • Number of annual deaths attributed to lead.
  • Percentage of annual deaths attributed to lead.
  • Number of children (19 and under) with blood lead levels (BLL) over 5 ug/dl. This is higher than the current WHO and CDC level of concern of 3.5 ug/dl.
  • Percent of children (19 and under) with blood lead levels (BLL) over 5 ug/dl. This is higher than the current WHO and CDC level of concern of 3.5 ug/dl.
  • Number of children (19 and under) with BLL over 10 ug/dl. This is higher than the current WHO and CDC level of concern of 3.5 ug/dl.
  • Percent of children (19 and under) with BLL over 10 ug/dl. This is higher than the current WHO and CDC level of concern of 3.5 ug/dl.
  • Annual Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) attributed to lead.
  • The total country population.

Data Source: The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation's 2023 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study.