Total Number of Cases in the Test Year with
Incident Blood Lead Levels
Figure 9: Summary Trends in the Number of Incident Cases Among Children Under
Age Six Years by Blood Lead Level Category; 1998 to 2007 Blood Lead Test Data1
New York State Excluding New York City
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
713
568
521
429
410
393
387
326
322
291
Incident Cases 15 - 19 mcg/dL
1,070
819
687
660
576
564
509
460
448
394
Incident Cases 10 - 14 mcg/dL
3,415
2,917
2,311
2,113
1,989
1,655
1,698
1,497
1,328
1,216
Incident Cases ≥ 20 mcg/dL
Year of Test and Number of Incident Cases by Blood Level Level Category
1
Total number of children under age six years identified for the first time with confirmed elevated blood lead levels in that given year and blood lead level category.
42