Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in High income (World Bank)
High income (World Bank): Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in High income (World Bank), 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in High income (World Bank) is 4.8, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in High income (World Bank) peaked at 5.5 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2016.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in High income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.5 | — |
| 1981 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.4 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.3 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.2 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.1 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.44 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.27 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 | 5 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 | 4.8 | 5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near High income (World Bank)
More health data for High income (World Bank)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 178,482 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 235 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 25,070 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 205 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 2 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 4.24 (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths 35,336 (2024)
- Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 2.5% (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 5.09 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 2.79 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in High income (World Bank)?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in High income (World Bank) was 4.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in High income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2016.
- How does High income (World Bank) rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- High income (World Bank) ranks 2nd out of 11 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in High income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income (World Bank) 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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