Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Spain
Spain: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.8 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Spain, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Spain stood at 4.8. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Spain peaked at 5.7 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.8, in 2015.
That places Spain 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.58 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.34 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 | 5 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.87 | 4.8 | 5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 Belarus 4.8 compare
- 38 Luxembourg 4.8 compare
- 38 Indonesia 4.8 compare
- 38 Israel 4.8 compare
- 38 Uruguay 4.8 compare
- 38 Colombia 4.8 compare
- 38 Jordan 4.8 compare
- 38 Korea, Rep. 4.8 compare
- 38 Switzerland 4.8 compare
- 38 United Kingdom 4.8 compare
- 38 Kuwait 4.8 compare
- 38 New Zealand 4.8 compare
- 38 Myanmar 4.8 compare
- 38 Ecuador 4.8 compare
- 38 Mongolia 4.8 compare
- 38 Costa Rica 4.8 compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 4.8 compare
- 38 Mexico 4.8 compare
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- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 243,526 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 257,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 242,346 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Spain?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Spain was 4.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8 in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Spain ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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