Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.3 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tuvalu, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tuvalu stood at 4.3. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tuvalu peaked at 4.8 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2017.
That places Tuvalu 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.67 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.76 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 125 Qatar 4.3 compare
- 125 Algeria 4.3 compare
- 125 East Timor 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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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 106 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 116 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tuvalu?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tuvalu was 4.3 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 1991.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2017.
- How does Tuvalu rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Tuvalu ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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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