Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia

Estonia: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 5 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.8
in 1980
All-time low
5
in 2015
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia, 1980–2018

02461980199920181980: 5.81981: 5.81982: 5.71983: 5.71984: 5.71985: 5.71986: 5.71987: 5.61988: 5.61989: 5.61990: 5.61991: 5.51992: 5.51993: 5.51994: 5.41995: 5.41996: 5.41997: 5.41998: 5.31999: 5.32000: 5.32001: 5.32002: 5.32003: 5.22004: 5.22005: 5.22006: 5.22007: 5.22008: 5.12009: 5.12010: 5.12011: 5.12012: 5.12013: 5.12014: 5.12015: 52016: 52017: 52018: 5

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia peaked at 5.8 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2015.

Estonia ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 5.8 —
1981 5.8 +0.0%
1982 5.7 -1.7%
1983 5.7 +0.0%
1984 5.7 +0.0%
1985 5.7 +0.0%
1986 5.7 +0.0%
1987 5.6 -1.8%
1988 5.6 +0.0%
1989 5.6 +0.0%
1990 5.6 +0.0%
1991 5.5 -1.8%
1992 5.5 +0.0%
1993 5.5 +0.0%
1994 5.4 -1.8%
1995 5.4 +0.0%
1996 5.4 +0.0%
1997 5.4 +0.0%
1998 5.3 -1.9%
1999 5.3 +0.0%
2000 5.3 +0.0%
2001 5.3 +0.0%
2002 5.3 +0.0%
2003 5.2 -1.9%
2004 5.2 +0.0%
2005 5.2 +0.0%
2006 5.2 +0.0%
2007 5.2 +0.0%
2008 5.1 -1.9%
2009 5.1 +0.0%
2010 5.1 +0.0%
2011 5.1 +0.0%
2012 5.1 +0.0%
2013 5.1 +0.0%
2014 5.1 +0.0%
2015 5 -2.0%
2016 5 +0.0%
2017 5 +0.0%
2018 5 +0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.69 5.6 5.8 10
1990s 5.43 5.3 5.6 10
2000s 5.21 5.1 5.3 10
2010s 5.06 5 5.1 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 10 Brunei 5 compare
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  3. 10 North Macedonia 5 compare
  4. 10 Slovakia 5 compare
  5. 10 Philippines 5 compare
  6. 10 Czechia 5 compare
  7. 10 Andorra 5 compare
  8. 10 Bulgaria 5 compare
  9. 10 Slovenia 5 compare
  10. 10 Thailand 5 compare
  11. 10 Ukraine 5 compare
  12. 10 Hungary 5 compare
  13. 10 Montenegro 5 compare
  14. 10 Lebanon 5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia?
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Estonia was 5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 5.8 in 1980.
What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2015.
How does Estonia rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
Estonia ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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
209 places, 8,151 data points, 1980–2018
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