Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ecuador
Ecuador: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.8 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.9
in 1987
All-time low
4.8
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ecuador, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 4.8 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ecuador peaked at 4.9 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 1980.
Ecuador ranks 38th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.83 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 38 Belarus 4.8 compare
- 38 Luxembourg 4.8 compare
- 38 Indonesia 4.8 compare
- 38 Israel 4.8 compare
- 38 Uruguay 4.8 compare
- 38 Colombia 4.8 compare
- 38 Spain 4.8 compare
- 38 Jordan 4.8 compare
- 38 Korea, Rep. 4.8 compare
- 38 Switzerland 4.8 compare
- 38 United Kingdom 4.8 compare
- 38 Kuwait 4.8 compare
- 38 New Zealand 4.8 compare
- 38 Myanmar 4.8 compare
- 38 Mongolia 4.8 compare
- 38 Costa Rica 4.8 compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 4.8 compare
- 38 Mexico 4.8 compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 157,554 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 153,270 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 157,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 152,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 157,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 152,655 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ecuador?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ecuador was 4.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 1987.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 1980.
- How does Ecuador rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Ecuador ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador 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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