"Average concentration of cadmium in blood in people living in Canada, by sex at birth, Cycle 1 (2007 to 2009) to Cycle 7 (2023 to 2024)",,,,,,,,,
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Survey period,Female (micrograms per litre),Male (micrograms per litre),,,,,,,
"Cycle 1
(2007 to 2009)",0.39,0.31,,,,,,,
"Cycle 2
(2009 to 2011)",0.32,0.27,,,,,,,
"Cycle 3
(2012 to 2013)",0.37,0.29,,,,,,,
"Cycle 4
(2014 to 2015)",0.33,0.28,,,,,,,
"Cycle 5
(2016 to 2017)",0.26,0.24,,,,,,,
"Cycle 6
(2018 to 2019)",0.27,0.22,,,,,,,
"Cycle 7
(2023 to 2024)",0.27,0.19,,,,,,,
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Note: Average refers to geometric mean.,,,,,,,,,
Source: Health Canada (2026b) Canadian Biomonitoring Dashboard (https://health-infobase.canada.ca/biomonitoring/).,,,,,,,,,
Available on the Environmental indicators website (www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators).,,,,,,,,,
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