Mean total cholesterol, crude in AMR
AMR: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
4.7
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 17 groups
All-time high
5
in 1980
All-time low
4.7
in 2014
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in AMR, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in AMR is 4.7, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in AMR peaked at 5 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in AMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5 | — |
| 1981 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.91 | 4.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near AMR
More health data for AMR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 385 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 24,640 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 10.91 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 12.64 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 58.54 (2023)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 15,663 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 1.08 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 21,189 (2024)
- Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and 22.9% (2023)
- Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for 141.92 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in AMR?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in AMR was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in AMR?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in AMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2014.
- How does AMR rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- AMR ranks 4th out of 17 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in AMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AMR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean total cholesterol, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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