Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Lao PDR
Lao PDR: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Lao PDR, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Lao PDR is 4.4, measured 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 Lao PDR peaked at 4.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
Lao PDR ranks 113th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.06 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.31 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Lao PDR
- 113 Barbados 4.4 compare
- 113 Venezuela, RB 4.4 compare
- 113 Marshall Islands 4.4 compare
- 113 Kazakhstan 4.4 compare
- 113 Sri Lanka 4.4 compare
- 113 Ghana 4.4 compare
- 113 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 4.4 compare
- 113 Egypt, Arab Rep. 4.4 compare
- 113 Cambodia 4.4 compare
- 113 Iran, Islamic Rep. 4.4 compare
- 113 Armenia 4.4 compare
More health data for Lao PDR
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Lao PDR?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Lao PDR was 4.4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Lao PDR?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Lao PDR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Lao PDR rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Lao PDR ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Lao PDR?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao PDR 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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