Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Japan
Japan: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 5 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5
in 1993
All-time low
4.8
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Japan, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Japan recorded 5 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Japan peaked at 5 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 1980.
That places Japan 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.87 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 | 4.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 10 Brunei 5 compare
- 10 North Macedonia 5 compare
- 10 Slovakia 5 compare
- 10 Philippines 5 compare
- 10 Czechia 5 compare
- 10 Andorra 5 compare
- 10 Bulgaria 5 compare
- 10 Slovenia 5 compare
- 10 Thailand 5 compare
- 10 Estonia 5 compare
- 10 Ukraine 5 compare
- 10 Hungary 5 compare
- 10 Montenegro 5 compare
- 10 Lebanon 5 compare
More health data for Japan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 178 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,294 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 638,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 436,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 633,995 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 607,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 640,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 611,707 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Japan?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Japan was 5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1993.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan 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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