Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belize
Belize: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.5 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 1980
All-time low
4.4
in 2002
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belize, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belize stood at 4.5.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belize peaked at 4.7 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 2002.
Belize ranks 96th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.7 | — |
| 1981 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.5 | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 4.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 98% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belize's 4.5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6, 98% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 96 Saint Lucia 4.5 compare
- 96 Turkmenistan 4.5 compare
- 96 Papua New Guinea 4.5 compare
- 96 Guatemala 4.5 compare
- 96 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4.5 compare
- 96 Solomon Islands 4.5 compare
- 96 Samoa 4.5 compare
- 96 Antigua and Barbuda 4.5 compare
- 96 Vanuatu 4.5 compare
- 96 Nicaragua 4.5 compare
- 96 Syria 4.5 compare
- 96 Bolivia 4.5 compare
- 96 Bahrain 4.5 compare
- 96 Azerbaijan 4.5 compare
- 96 Turkey 4.5 compare
- 96 Yemen 4.5 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,415 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % 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 total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belize?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Belize was 4.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 2002.
- How does Belize rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Belize ranks 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize 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.
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