Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Myanmar
Myanmar: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Myanmar, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 4.8 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Myanmar peaked at 4.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 1980.
That places Myanmar 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.54 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 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 Kuwait 4.8 compare
- 38 New Zealand 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 Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,973 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,398 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 604 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 604 (2026)
- Population ages 15-64, female 68.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 446,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 427,527 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 447,185 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 427,287 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 68.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Myanmar?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Myanmar was 4.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Myanmar ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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