Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.6 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Saudi Arabia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Saudi Arabia is 4.6, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4.6 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1980.
That places Saudi Arabia 75th out of 190 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 9 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Saudi Arabia?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Saudi Arabia was 4.6 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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