Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Kuwait
Kuwait: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Kuwait, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Kuwait stood at 4.8. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Kuwait peaked at 5.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2018.
That places Kuwait 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.14 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 | 5 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 | 4.8 | 5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 38 Belarus 4.8 compare
- 38 Luxembourg 4.8 compare
- 38 Indonesia 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 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
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 107 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 287.2 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 13 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 13 (2026)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 25,736 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 33,261 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 1.39 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 24,505 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 25,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 31,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Kuwait?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Kuwait was 4.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2018.
- How does Kuwait rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Kuwait ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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