Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in World
World: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.5 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.5
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
4.7
in 1980
All-time low
4.5
in 2016
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in World, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in World is 4.5, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in World peaked at 4.7 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 2016.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.67 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.57 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 9 |
Countries ranked near World
More health data for World
- Population, male 50.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 23.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 974.32 million (2025)
- Population, female 49.7% (2025)
- Population, male 4.13 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 9.2% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 10.4% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 854.60 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 1.03 billion (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 380.05 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in World?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in World was 4.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2016.
- How does World rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- World ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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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