Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Laos
Laos: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.4
in 2008
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Laos, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Laos 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 Laos peaked at 4.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
Laos 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.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 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 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 4.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 4.4 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 Laos
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Laos?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Laos was 4.4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Laos rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Laos ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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