Description – Chart 1
Blood lead concentrations in the Canadian population, by age group and sex, 2007 to 2009

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This is a vertical bar graph that illustrates the blood lead concentrations of the household population aged 6 to 79 years from 2007 to 2009.

The Y axis is measured in micrograms per decilitre and increases by increments of 0.5 from 0 up to 2.5.

On the X axis from left to right are all ages and the following five age groups: 6 to 11, 12 to 19, 20 to 39, 40 to 59 and 60 to 79. Each group is further divided by total and sex.

The data are:

• Total age group 6 to 79: Total 1.34, males 1.51, females 1.18
• Age group 6 to 11: Total 0.90, males 0.92, females 0.87
• Age group 12 to 19: Total 0.80, males 0.88, females 0.71
• Age group 20 to 39: Total 1.12, males 1.41, females 0.89
• Age group 40 to 59: Total 1.60, males 1.74, females 1.47
• Age group 60 to 79: Total 2.08, males 2.31, females 1.89

Source: Canadian Health Measures Survey, 2007 to 2009.