Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Denmark
Denmark: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Denmark, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Denmark stood at 4.7. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Denmark peaked at 5.8 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2017.
That places Denmark 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 | 5.77 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.58 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 | 5 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.86 | 4.7 | 5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 57 Fiji 4.7 compare
- 57 Maldives 4.7 compare
- 57 Australia 4.7 compare
- 57 North Korea 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 Denmark
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 39,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 38,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 39,190 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 38,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 38,122 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 36,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Denmark?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Denmark was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2017.
- How does Denmark rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Denmark ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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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