Compared to Distribution

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Compared to Target

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Compared to a Single Value

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Trend

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Compared to Prior Value

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red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

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Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels

County: St. Louis City

Measurement Period: 2020

This indicator shows the percentage of children with blood lead levels greater than or equal to 10 micrograms per deciliter.

The value includes children 0 through 71 months of age.

Why is this important?

Lead exposure has a number of health effects, from causing high blood pressure and anemia to irreversibly damaging the nervous system. Children are particularly vulnerable to lead exposure. Even low levels of lead in children can have lifelong consequences of adverse developmental effects, including slowed growth, lowered intelligence, learning disabilities, and behavior or attention problems. Typically lead poisoning builds up slowly over time, without any obvious symptoms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends public health actions be initiated in children with blood lead levels at or exceeding the current reference level of five micrograms per deciliter. The reference level is based on the highest 2.5% of blood lead levels in children who were tested for lead, and will be updated every four years.

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County: St. Louis City

0.4%

Source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Measurement period: 2020
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: October 2024

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Technical note: Rates based on counts <20 are generally considered unstable by the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services and should be viewed with caution. Please consult the source for numbers of cases.

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Rates for previous years may not reflect the most recent population revisions made by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Please consult the source for the most current rates.