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Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Lead Exposure Estimates 1990-2021

General Info

Provider 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Geography 
Global
Coverage type 
Global
Time period covered 
January, 1990 - December, 2021
Series or system 
Global Burden of Disease (GBD)
Data type
Estimate
Summary 

The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021), coordinated by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), estimated the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors for 204 countries and territories and selected subnational locations.

This dataset contains estimates for blood and bone lead exposure and intelligence quotient (IQ) shift by year, location, age, and sex for the years 1990-2021. Blood lead exposure is measured as micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood. Bone lead exposure is measured as micrograms of lead per gram of bone. Intelligence quotient shift is the number of IQ points an individual has below a score of 100 due to blood lead exposure. Estimates re also provided for the proportion of the population above a given threshold of blood lead exposure. Thresholds include 5 and 10 μg/dL. Estimates include the mean and 95% uncertainty intervals. 

Keywords 
Lead exposure

Citation

Contributors 
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network
Funders 
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Publisher 
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Publication year 
2024
Suggested citation 
Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 (GBD 2021) Lead Exposure Estimates 1990-2021. Seattle, United States of America: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2024.

Files (7)

Public files 
FileSize
Binary Data Data Release Information Sheet95.9 KB
Binary Data GBD 2021 Blood Lead Exposure Estimates [CSV]44.7 MB
Binary Data GBD 2021 Bone Lead Exposure Estimates [CSV]33.9 MB
Binary Data GBD 2021 Lead Exposure Estimates Proportion above 5 [CSV]182.32 MB
Binary Data GBD 2021 Lead Exposure Estimates Proportion above 10 [CSV]176.37 MB
Binary Data GBD 2021 IQ Shift Lead Exposure Estimates [CSV]59.32 MB
Binary Data Codebook [CSV]28.67 KB

Source URL:https://ghdx.healthdata.org/record/ihme-data/gbd-2021-lead-exposure-estimates-1990-2021