Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Maldives
Maldives: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.7
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
57th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 2018
All-time low
4.2
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Maldives, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Maldives 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 up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Maldives peaked at 4.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1980.
Maldives ranks 57th 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2 | — |
| 1981 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 4.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 4.7 is above the median for South Asia, which is 4.2, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.27 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.35 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.61 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 57 Fiji 4.7 compare
- 57 Australia 4.7 compare
- 57 North Korea 4.7 compare
- 57 Denmark 4.7 compare
- 57 Bahamas 4.7 compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 4.7 compare
- 57 Honduras 4.7 compare
- 57 Iceland 4.7 compare
- 57 Seychelles 4.7 compare
- 57 Netherlands 4.7 compare
- 57 Brazil 4.7 compare
- 57 Panama 4.7 compare
- 57 Mauritius 4.7 compare
- 57 Cook Islands 4.7 compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.7 compare
- 57 Dominica 4.7 compare
- 57 Iraq 4.7 compare
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Maldives?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Maldives was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1980.
- How does Maldives rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Maldives ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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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