Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sri Lanka, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sri Lanka is 4.4, 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 4.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1980.
Sri Lanka ranks 113th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.16 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.24 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sri Lanka?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sri Lanka was 4.4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Sri Lanka ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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