Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in China
China: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.6
in 2011
All-time low
4.1
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in China, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in China stood at 4.6. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in China peaked at 4.6 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1980.
China ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.1 | — |
| 1981 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 4.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.47 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.59 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 9 |
Countries ranked near China
- 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 Chile 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in China?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in China was 4.6 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1980.
- How does China rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- China ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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