Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 5 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bulgaria, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bulgaria stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bulgaria peaked at 5.6 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2018.
Bulgaria ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 5.46 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.29 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.11 | 5 | 5.2 | 9 |
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More health data for Bulgaria
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 39 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 33,740 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 32,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 32,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 31,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 29,959 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bulgaria?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bulgaria was 5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2018.
- How does Bulgaria rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Bulgaria ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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