Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: 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
4.7
in 1986
All-time low
4.6
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980–2018

0123451980199920181980: 4.61981: 4.61982: 4.61983: 4.61984: 4.61985: 4.61986: 4.71987: 4.71988: 4.71989: 4.71990: 4.71991: 4.71992: 4.71993: 4.71994: 4.71995: 4.71996: 4.71997: 4.71998: 4.71999: 4.72000: 4.72001: 4.72002: 4.72003: 4.72004: 4.72005: 4.72006: 4.72007: 4.72008: 4.72009: 4.72010: 4.72011: 4.72012: 4.72013: 4.72014: 4.72015: 4.72016: 4.72017: 4.72018: 4.7

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 4.7 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 4.7 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1980.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 57th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 4.6
1981 4.6 +0.0%
1982 4.6 +0.0%
1983 4.6 +0.0%
1984 4.6 +0.0%
1985 4.6 +0.0%
1986 4.7 +2.2%
1987 4.7 +0.0%
1988 4.7 +0.0%
1989 4.7 +0.0%
1990 4.7 +0.0%
1991 4.7 +0.0%
1992 4.7 +0.0%
1993 4.7 +0.0%
1994 4.7 +0.0%
1995 4.7 +0.0%
1996 4.7 +0.0%
1997 4.7 +0.0%
1998 4.7 +0.0%
1999 4.7 +0.0%
2000 4.7 +0.0%
2001 4.7 +0.0%
2002 4.7 +0.0%
2003 4.7 +0.0%
2004 4.7 +0.0%
2005 4.7 +0.0%
2006 4.7 +0.0%
2007 4.7 +0.0%
2008 4.7 +0.0%
2009 4.7 +0.0%
2010 4.7 +0.0%
2011 4.7 +0.0%
2012 4.7 +0.0%
2013 4.7 +0.0%
2014 4.7 +0.0%
2015 4.7 +0.0%
2016 4.7 +0.0%
2017 4.7 +0.0%
2018 4.7 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 4.64 4.6 4.7 10
1990s 4.7 4.7 4.7 10
2000s 4.7 4.7 4.7 10
2010s 4.7 4.7 4.7 9

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 57 Fiji 4.7 compare
  2. 57 Maldives 4.7 compare
  3. 57 Australia 4.7 compare
  4. 57 Denmark 4.7 compare
  5. 57 Bahamas 4.7 compare
  6. 57 Uzbekistan 4.7 compare
  7. 57 Honduras 4.7 compare
  8. 57 Iceland 4.7 compare
  9. 57 Seychelles 4.7 compare
  10. 57 Netherlands 4.7 compare
  11. 57 Brazil 4.7 compare
  12. 57 Panama 4.7 compare
  13. 57 Mauritius 4.7 compare
  14. 57 Cook Islands 4.7 compare
  15. 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.7 compare
  16. 57 Dominica 4.7 compare
  17. 57 Iraq 4.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 1986.
What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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Indicator
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 7,878 data points, 1980–2018
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