Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Libya
Libya: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.3 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
4.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 1984
All-time low
4.3
in 2017
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Libya, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Libya stood at 4.3. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Libya peaked at 4.7 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2017.
Libya ranks 125th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.66 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 125 Qatar 4.3 compare
- 125 Algeria 4.3 compare
- 125 Timor-Leste 4.3 compare
- 125 Tuvalu 4.3 compare
- 125 Kyrgyz Republic 4.3 compare
- 125 Palau 4.3 compare
- 125 Tanzania 4.3 compare
- 125 Georgia 4.3 compare
- 125 Niue 4.3 compare
- 125 Tunisia 4.3 compare
- 125 South Africa 4.3 compare
- 125 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 4.3 compare
- 125 Naoero 4.3 compare
More health data for Libya
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 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 70,474 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Libya?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Libya was 4.3 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 1984.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2017.
- How does Libya rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Libya ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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