Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in East Timor
East Timor: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.3
in 2002
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in East Timor, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in East Timor is 4.3, measured 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 East Timor peaked at 4.3 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
That places East Timor 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 4.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 4.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.05 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.18 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.28 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 125 Qatar 4.3 compare
- 125 Algeria 4.3 compare
- 125 Tuvalu 4.3 compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 4.3 compare
- 125 Palau 4.3 compare
- 125 Tanzania 4.3 compare
- 125 Georgia 4.3 compare
- 125 Niue 4.3 compare
- 125 Tunisia 4.3 compare
- 125 Libya 4.3 compare
- 125 South Africa 4.3 compare
- 125 Micronesia (country) 4.3 compare
- 125 Nauru 4.3 compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 East Timor?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in East Timor was 4.3 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2002.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does East Timor rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- East Timor ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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