Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in El Salvador

El Salvador: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.6 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
4.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.8
in 1998
All-time low
4.6
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in El Salvador, 1980–2018

0123451980199920181980: 4.61981: 4.61982: 4.61983: 4.61984: 4.61985: 4.61986: 4.61987: 4.61988: 4.71989: 4.71990: 4.71991: 4.71992: 4.71993: 4.71994: 4.71995: 4.71996: 4.71997: 4.71998: 4.81999: 4.82000: 4.82001: 4.82002: 4.82003: 4.82004: 4.82005: 4.82006: 4.82007: 4.72008: 4.72009: 4.72010: 4.72011: 4.72012: 4.72013: 4.72014: 4.62015: 4.62016: 4.62017: 4.62018: 4.6

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 4.6 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in El Salvador peaked at 4.8 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1980.

That places El Salvador 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.62 4.6 4.7 10
1990s 4.72 4.7 4.8 10
2000s 4.77 4.7 4.8 10
2010s 4.64 4.6 4.7 9

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  7. 74 China (People’s Republic of) 4.6 compare
  8. 74 Chile 4.6 compare
  9. 74 Paraguay 4.6 compare
  10. 74 Oman 4.6 compare
  11. 74 Argentina 4.6 compare
  12. 74 Saudi Arabia 4.6 compare
  13. 74 Canada 4.6 compare
  14. 74 Vietnam 4.6 compare
  15. 74 Trinidad and Tobago 4.6 compare
  16. 74 Moldova, Republic of 4.6 compare
  17. 74 Jamaica 4.6 compare
  18. 74 Ireland 4.6 compare
  19. 74 Grenada 4.6 compare
  20. 74 United Arab Emirates 4.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in El Salvador?
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in El Salvador was 4.6 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 1998.
What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
How does El Salvador rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
El Salvador ranks 74th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Indicator
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 7,878 data points, 1980–2018
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