Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Thailand
Thailand: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 5 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5
in 2002
All-time low
4.6
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Thailand, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 5 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Thailand peaked at 5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1980.
That places Thailand 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.6 | — |
| 1981 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 5 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.66 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 | 4.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 10 Brunei 5 compare
- 10 Japan 5 compare
- 10 North Macedonia 5 compare
- 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 Estonia 5 compare
- 10 Ukraine 5 compare
- 10 Hungary 5 compare
- 10 Montenegro 5 compare
- 10 Lebanon 5 compare
More health data for Thailand
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Thailand?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Thailand was 5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Thailand ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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