Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 5 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in North Macedonia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in North Macedonia stood at 5. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in North Macedonia peaked at 5.5 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2014.
North Macedonia ranks 10th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.39 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 | 5 | 5.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 10 Brunei 5 compare
- 10 Japan 5 compare
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- 10 Czechia 5 compare
- 10 Andorra 5 compare
- 10 Bulgaria 5 compare
- 10 Slovenia 5 compare
- 10 Thailand 5 compare
- 10 Estonia 5 compare
- 10 Ukraine 5 compare
- 10 Hungary 5 compare
- 10 Montenegro 5 compare
- 10 Lebanon 5 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 10,719 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 10,524 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 10,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 10,493 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 10,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 10,398 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in North Macedonia?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in North Macedonia was 5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2014.
- How does North Macedonia rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- North Macedonia ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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