Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Syria
Syria: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.5 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.8
in 1995
All-time low
4.5
in 2017
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Syria, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Syria is 4.5, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Syria peaked at 4.8 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2017.
That places Syria 96th 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 | 4.63 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.75 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.75 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 9 |
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More health data for Syria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,491 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 73 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 73 (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 285,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 247,361 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 260,251 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 289,630 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, male, interpolated 294,460 (2025)
- Population, female 49.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Syria?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Syria was 4.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 1995.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2017.
- How does Syria rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Syria ranks 96th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Syria 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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