Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Fiji
Fiji: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.7 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5
in 1991
All-time low
4.7
in 2014
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Fiji, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Fiji is 4.7, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Fiji peaked at 5 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2014.
That places Fiji 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Fiji, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.9 | — |
| 1981 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 4.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 4.7 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 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 | 4.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.87 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 57 Maldives 4.7 compare
- 57 Australia 4.7 compare
- 57 North Korea 4.7 compare
- 57 Denmark 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
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4425 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.042 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Fiji?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Fiji was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2014.
- How does Fiji rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Fiji ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Fiji 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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