Rate: Number of deaths due to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000)

Definition: Deaths with unintentional poisoning by and exposure to noxious substances as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 codes: X40-X49 (includes poisoning by legal and illegal drugs, alcohol, gases and vapors such as carbon monoxide and automobile exhaust, pesticides, and other chemicals and noxious substances)

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database

(2)Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Ratio: Sum of blood lead levels in each child aged 1-5 years over total number of children aged 1-5 years

Definition: Mean (average) blood lead levels in children aged 1-5 years

Data Sources: LeadTrax Database, Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL

Definition: Percentage of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter)

Data Source: LeadTrax; Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Sum of blood lead levels in each child aged 1-5 years over total number of children aged 1-5 years

Definition: Mean (average) blood lead levels in children aged 1-5 years

Data Sources: LeadTrax Database, Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health

Ratio: Percent of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL

Definition: Percentage of children aged 1-5 years who have an initial blood lead level greater than or equal to 10 mcg/dL (micrograms per deciliter)

Data Source: LeadTrax; Maternal, Child, and Community Health Services, New Jersey Department of Health