Hazardous substances

This section provides information on deaths due to hazardous substances in New Zealand from 2008–19. The data comes from the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) and only include deaths where the coroner has completed the investigation.

This section presents information on deaths from hazardous substance exposures in New Zealand. The data comes from the Mortality Collections dataset, for deaths registered in New Zealand in 2001–18.

This section presents information on hospital discharge events from unintentional hazardous substances-related injuries in New Zealand.

This section provides information on occupational lead absorption notifications in people aged 15 years and over from 2014 to 2021. The data comes from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT), and it includes data with a blood lead notification threshold of ≥0.24 µmol /L as of 9 April 2021, with prior notifications having a threshold of ≥0.48 µmol /L

This section provides information on non-occupational/unknown source of lead absorption notifications from 2014 to 2021. The data comes from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT), and it includes data with a blood lead notification threshold of ≥0.24 µmol /L as of 9 April 2021, with prior notifications having a threshold of ≥0.48 µmol /L

This section provides information on hazardous substances injuries from 2014 to 2021. The data comes from the Hazardous Substances Disease and Injury Reporting Tool (HSDIRT). 

This section presents statistics on unintentional hazardous substances exposures in children (0–14 years), where contact was made with the National Poisons Centre (NPC) in New Zealand during 2017–2019.