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There were a total of 98 hazardous substances notifications in 2019 15 October 2020

In 2019, there were a total of 98 hazardous substance notifications. This is a 30% decrease from 2018 (140 notifications).

Pacific people were most affected by lead exposure from their occupation in 2014-19 15 October 2020

Read more about Hazardous Substance Injury notifications or download the factsheet

In 2018/19, approximately 110,000 children aged 2-14 years had medicated asthma in New Zealand 12 October 2020

The rate of medicated asthma has remained relatively consistent for over 10 years, from 2006/07 to 2018/19. Read more about asthma prevalence in children or download the factsheet