Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in SEAR
SEAR: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.3 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.3
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
4.4
in 1985
All-time low
4.3
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in SEAR, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
SEAR recorded 4.3 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in SEAR peaked at 4.4 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 1980.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in SEAR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.3 | — |
| 1981 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.35 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.39 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near SEAR
- 10 Brunei 5 compare
- 10 Japan 5 compare
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- 10 Slovakia 5 compare
- 10 Philippines 5 compare
- 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
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More health data for SEAR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 164 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 2,449 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 23.13 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.66 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 96.26 (2023)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.94 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 67,025 (2024)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 57,932 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies 493.79 (2023)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 39.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in SEAR?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in SEAR was 4.3 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in SEAR?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 1985.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in SEAR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 1980.
- How does SEAR rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- SEAR ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in SEAR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SEAR 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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