Global phase-out of leaded petrol in road vehicles
All countries have banned the use of leaded petrol in road vehicles. Algeria was the final country to do so in 2021.
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- Death rate from lead exposure
- Disease burden from lead exposure
- Lead concentrations in the blood of children in the United States
- Mean lead concentrations in the blood of adults
- Mean lead concentrations in the blood of children
- Number of children with lead levels in blood greater than 10 µg/dL
- Number of children with lead levels in blood greater than 5 µg/dL
- Number of premature deaths from lead exposure
- Rate of disease burden from lead exposure
- Share of paints with lead levels greater than 90 ppm
- Which countries have legally-binding controls on lead paint?