Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa
Samoa: Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 190 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 1980
All-time low
1
in 2015
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 1 for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa peaked at 1.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2015.
Samoa ranks 156th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.2 | — |
| 1981 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.1 | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2, 83% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1, 91% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 | 1 | 1.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 156 Laos 1 compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 1 compare
- 156 Burundi 1 compare
- 156 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 156 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 156 Colombia 1 compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 156 Barbados 1 compare
- 156 Niger 1 compare
- 156 Sudan 1 compare
- 156 Panama 1 compare
- 156 Rwanda 1 compare
- 156 Fiji 1 compare
- 156 India 1 compare
- 156 Uganda 1 compare
- 156 Venezuela 1 compare
- 156 Vanuatu 1 compare
- 156 Chad 1 compare
- 156 Bolivia 1 compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 156 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 156 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 156 Nauru 1 compare
- 156 Guatemala 1 compare
- 156 Palau 1 compare
- 156 East Timor 1 compare
- 156 Georgia 1 compare
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa was 1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2015.
- How does Samoa rank for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Samoa ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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