QuickStats: Percentage* of Children Aged 1-5 Years with Elevated Blood Lead Levels,† by Race/Ethnicity§ - National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 1988-1994, 1999-2006, and 2007-2014.

Abstract

From 1988-1994 to 2007-2014, the percentage of children aged 1-5 years with blood lead levels ≥5 μg/dL declined from 25.6% to 1.9%. Blood lead levels fell dramatically for all racial and ethnic groups. Despite the decline, in 2007-2014, non-Hispanic black children (4.0%) aged 1-5 years were twice as likely as non-Hispanic white children (1.9%) and more than three times as likely as Mexican American children (1.1%) to have elevated blood lead levels.