Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Indonesia
Indonesia: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.8
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
38th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.8
in 2018
All-time low
4.2
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Indonesia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Indonesia is 4.8, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Indonesia peaked at 4.8 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1980.
That places Indonesia 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2 | — |
| 1981 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 4.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 4.8 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 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.37 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 38 Belarus 4.8 compare
- 38 Luxembourg 4.8 compare
- 38 Israel 4.8 compare
- 38 Uruguay 4.8 compare
- 38 Colombia 4.8 compare
- 38 Spain 4.8 compare
- 38 Jordan 4.8 compare
- 38 South Korea 4.8 compare
- 38 Switzerland 4.8 compare
- 38 United Kingdom 4.8 compare
- 38 Kuwait 4.8 compare
- 38 New Zealand 4.8 compare
- 38 Myanmar 4.8 compare
- 38 Ecuador 4.8 compare
- 38 Mongolia 4.8 compare
- 38 Costa Rica 4.8 compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 4.8 compare
- 38 Mexico 4.8 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0376 units per person (2025)
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- 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 Indonesia?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Indonesia was 4.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1980.
- How does Indonesia rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Indonesia ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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