Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Chile
Chile: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.6 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
4.6
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
75th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5
in 1982
All-time low
4.6
in 2018
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Chile, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Chile is 4.6, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Chile peaked at 5 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 2018.
Chile ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.9 | — |
| 1981 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6 | -2.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4.6 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.8, 96% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Chile's 4.6 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.6, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.98 | 4.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.92 | 4.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 75 Tonga 4.6 compare
- 75 Haiti 4.6 compare
- 75 United States 4.6 compare
- 75 Peru 4.6 compare
- 75 Belgium 4.6 compare
- 75 Cuba 4.6 compare
- 75 China 4.6 compare
- 75 Paraguay 4.6 compare
- 75 Oman 4.6 compare
- 75 Argentina 4.6 compare
- 75 Saudi Arabia 4.6 compare
- 75 Canada 4.6 compare
- 75 Vietnam 4.6 compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 4.6 compare
- 75 Moldova 4.6 compare
- 75 Jamaica 4.6 compare
- 75 El Salvador 4.6 compare
- 75 Ireland 4.6 compare
- 75 Grenada 4.6 compare
- 75 United Arab Emirates 4.6 compare
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % 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 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 Chile?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Chile was 4.6 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1982.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Chile ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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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