Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Vietnam
Vietnam: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Vietnam, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Vietnam stood at 4.6. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Vietnam peaked at 4.6 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1980.
Vietnam ranks 75th 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 | 4.17 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.33 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.49 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 75 Tonga 4.6 compare
- 75 Haiti 4.6 compare
- 75 United States 4.6 compare
- 75 Peru 4.6 compare
- 75 Belgium 4.6 compare
- 75 Cuba 4.6 compare
- 75 China 4.6 compare
- 75 Chile 4.6 compare
- 75 Paraguay 4.6 compare
- 75 Oman 4.6 compare
- 75 Argentina 4.6 compare
- 75 Saudi Arabia 4.6 compare
- 75 Canada 4.6 compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 4.6 compare
- 75 Moldova 4.6 compare
- 75 Jamaica 4.6 compare
- 75 El Salvador 4.6 compare
- 75 Ireland 4.6 compare
- 75 Grenada 4.6 compare
- 75 United Arab Emirates 4.6 compare
More health data for Vietnam
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,306 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 639,334 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 629,182 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 638,473 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 633,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 624,034 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 623,058 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Vietnam?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Vietnam was 4.6 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1980.
- How does Vietnam rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Vietnam ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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