Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized

Costa Rica
4.8
in 2018
Uruguay
4.8
in 2018
Costa Rica rank
38th
Uruguay rank
38th

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
0246198019992018

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 4.8 against 4.8 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 190 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 4.75 5.05 0.3 Uruguay
1990s 4.88 4.94 0.06 Uruguay
2000s 4.98 4.9 0.08 Costa Rica
2010s 4.86 4.89 0.0333 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean total cholesterol, age-standardized, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 4.8 against 4.8 in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in mean total cholesterol, age-standardized between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
Costa Rica ranks 38th and Uruguay ranks 38th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 7,878 data points, 1980–2018
Last refreshed