Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia
Australia: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia is 4.7, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia peaked at 5.6 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2016.
That places Australia 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.59 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.41 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.79 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 57 Fiji 4.7 compare
- 57 Maldives 4.7 compare
- 57 North Korea 4.7 compare
- 57 Denmark 4.7 compare
- 57 Bahamas 4.7 compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 4.7 compare
- 57 Honduras 4.7 compare
- 57 Iceland 4.7 compare
- 57 Seychelles 4.7 compare
- 57 Netherlands 4.7 compare
- 57 Brazil 4.7 compare
- 57 Panama 4.7 compare
- 57 Mauritius 4.7 compare
- 57 Cook Islands 4.7 compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.7 compare
- 57 Dominica 4.7 compare
- 57 Iraq 4.7 compare
More health data for Australia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 178,762 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,402 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,667 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 166,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 158,717 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2016.
- How does Australia rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Australia ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).