Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Finland
Finland: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.9 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Finland, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Finland recorded 4.9 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Finland peaked at 6.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2017.
Finland ranks 25th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.96 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.14 | 5 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.98 | 4.9 | 5 | 9 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 32,818 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 30,468 (2025)
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- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 30,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 32,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 30,372 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Finland?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Finland was 4.9 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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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