EMR vs Japan: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized
EMR
4.3
in 2018
Japan
5
in 2018
EMR rank
10th
Japan rank
10th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized over time
- EMR
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5 against 4.3 in EMR, a difference of 0.7.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times EMR's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
EMR ranks 10th and Japan ranks 10th of 17 groups.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | EMR | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.46 | 4.87 | 0.41 | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.55 | 4.97 | 0.42 | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.54 | 5 | 0.46 | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.42 | 5 | 0.5778 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean total cholesterol, age-standardized, EMR or Japan?
- Japan, at 5 against 4.3 in EMR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in mean total cholesterol, age-standardized between EMR and Japan?
- 0.7, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for EMR and Japan?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do EMR and Japan rank globally for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- EMR ranks 10th and Japan ranks 10th of 17 groups.
- 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.