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. Read more about Hazardous Substance Injury notifications or download the factsheet
In 2018/19, approximately 110,000 (13. 1%) children aged 2–14 years had medicated asthma in New Zealand.
