Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Netherlands
Netherlands: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Netherlands, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4.7 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Netherlands peaked at 5.9 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2018.
That places Netherlands 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 | 5.78 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.12 | 5 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 57 Fiji 4.7 compare
- 57 Maldives 4.7 compare
- 57 Australia 4.7 compare
- 57 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 4.7 compare
- 57 Denmark 4.7 compare
- 57 Bahamas, The 4.7 compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 4.7 compare
- 57 Honduras 4.7 compare
- 57 Iceland 4.7 compare
- 57 Seychelles 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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- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 126,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 123,425 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 122,674 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 118,615 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Netherlands?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Netherlands was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2018.
- How does Netherlands rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Netherlands ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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