Japan vs SEAR: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized
Japan
5
in 2018
SEAR
4.3
in 2018
Japan rank
10th
SEAR rank
10th
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized over time
- Japan
- SEAR
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5 against 4.3 in SEAR, a difference of 0.7.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times SEAR's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 10th and SEAR ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | SEAR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.87 | 4.35 | 0.52 | Japan |
| 1990s | 4.97 | 4.4 | 0.57 | Japan |
| 2000s | 5 | 4.4 | 0.6 | Japan |
| 2010s | 5 | 4.39 | 0.6111 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mean total cholesterol, age-standardized, Japan or SEAR?
- Japan, at 5 against 4.3 in SEAR as of 2018.
- What is the difference in mean total cholesterol, age-standardized between Japan and SEAR?
- 0.7, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and SEAR?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Japan and SEAR rank globally for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Japan ranks 10th and SEAR ranks 10th 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.