Table 2.
Prevalence of initial blood lead levels (BLL) among refugee children in 12 US sites by country of overseas exam—January 1, 2010–September 30, 2014
| Initial BLL |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <5 µg/dL | 5–9.9 µg/dL | ≥5 µg/dL | ≥10 µg/dL | ||
| Country of Exam | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Total |
| Thailand | 4446 (79) | 1079 (19.2) | 1181 (21) | 102 (1.8) | 5627 |
| Nepal | 2972 (72.5) | 1036 (25.3) | 1128 (27.5) | 92 (2.2) | 4100 |
| Malaysia | 2915 (84.9) | 493 (14.4) | 519 (15.1) | 26 (0.8) | 3434 |
| Iraq | 1873 (79.3) | 428 (18.1) | 489 (20.7) | 61 (2.6) | 2362 |
| Kenya | 1590 (80.6) | 314 (15.9) | 382 (19.4) | 68 (3.4) | 1972 |
| Ethiopia | 1155 (85.9) | 166 (12.3) | 190 (14.1) | 24 (1.8) | 1345 |
| Jordan | 1002 (93.5) | 62 (5.8) | 70 (6.5) | 8 (0.8) | 1072 |
| Turkey | 771 (93.1) | 51 (6.2) | 57 (6.9) | 6 (0.7) | 828 |
| Syria | 556 (77.3) | 153 (21.3) | 163 (22.7) | 10 (1.4) | 719 |
| Uganda | 469 (78.7) | 107 (18) | 127 (21.3) | 20 (3.4) | 596 |
| Tanzania | 494 (92.9) | 33 (6.2) | 38 (7.1) | 5 (0.9) | 532 |
| Egypt | 380 (84.6) | 62 (13.8) | 69 (15.4) | 7 (1.6) | 449 |
| Cuba | 320 (84.2) | 56 (14.7) | 60 (15.8) | 4 (1.1) | 380 |
| South Africa | 353 (93.9) | 22 (5.9) | 23 (6.1) | 1 (0.3) | 376 |
| Rwanda | 349 (96.7) | 12 (3.3) | 12 (3.3) | - | 361 |
| Burma | 177 (62.8) | 89 (31.6) | 105 (37.2) | 16 (5.7) | 282 |
| Djibouti | 144 (81.8) | 26 (14.8) | 32 (18.2) | 6 (3.4) | 176 |
| Zambia | 151 (86.8) | 19 (10.9) | 23 (13.2) | 4 (2.3) | 174 |
| Lebanon | 126 (89.4) | 14 (9.9) | 15 (10.6) | 1 (0.7) | 141 |
| Afghanistan | 62 (44.9) | 53 (38.4) | 76 (55.1) | 23 (16.7) | 138 |
| India | 56 (42.1) | 67 (50.4) | 77 (57.9) | 10 (7.5) | 133 |
| Austria | 109 (92.4) | 9 (7.6) | 9 (7.6) | - | 118 |
| Ukraine | 99 (99) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | - | 100 |
| Othera | 1440 (77.1) | 341 (18.2) | 429 (22.9) | 88 (4.7) | 1869 |
| Total | 22009 (80.7) | 4693 (17.2) | 5275 (19.3) | 582 (2.1) | 27284 |
Other includes Zimbabwe, Russia, Yemen, Chad, Moldova, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Cameroon, Burundi, Tunisia, Malawi, Somalia, Mozambique, Malta, Pakistan, Ghana, Vietnam, Gabon, Belarus, Botswana, Guinea, Senegal, Slovak Republic, Philippines, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuwait, Central African Republic, Ecuador, Côte d’Ivoire, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria, China, Azerbaijan, Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Mali, Romania, Georgia, Bahrain, The Gambia, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Oman, Iran, Libya, Republic Of Moldova, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Canada, Liberia, Eritrea, Slovakia, Algeria, Benin, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Macau, Australia, France, Israel, Kiribati, Morocco, S.Georgia/S.Sandwich Island, Sierra Leone, Tonga, Unknown, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Western Sahara