Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa
Samoa: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.5 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 4.5 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa peaked at 4.8 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2012.
That places Samoa 96th 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 | 4.73 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.76 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 2,762 (2025)
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 2,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 2,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Samoa was 4.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 1987.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2012.
- How does Samoa rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Samoa ranks 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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