Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.5 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Papua New Guinea is 4.5, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Papua New Guinea peaked at 4.6 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2004.
That places Papua New Guinea 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.54 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 9 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5138 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 97,965 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Papua New Guinea?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Papua New Guinea was 4.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2004.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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