Mean total cholesterol, crude in Argentina
Argentina: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
4.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
58th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5
in 1980
All-time low
4.7
in 2014
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Argentina, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 4.7 for mean total cholesterol, crude in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Argentina peaked at 5 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2014.
Argentina ranks 58th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Argentina, 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 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 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 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 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% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 4.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 4.7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.65, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.97 | 4.9 | 5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 58 Brazil 4.7 compare
- 58 Jordan 4.7 compare
- 58 Bahamas 4.7 compare
- 58 North Korea 4.7 compare
- 58 Honduras 4.7 compare
- 58 Cuba 4.7 compare
- 58 United States 4.7 compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 4.7 compare
- 58 Dominica 4.7 compare
- 58 Dominican Republic 4.7 compare
- 58 China 4.7 compare
- 58 Australia 4.7 compare
- 58 Panama 4.7 compare
- 58 Iceland 4.7 compare
- 58 Ireland 4.7 compare
- 58 Mauritius 4.7 compare
- 58 Chile 4.7 compare
- 58 Mexico 4.7 compare
- 58 Cook Islands 4.7 compare
- 58 Trinidad and Tobago 4.7 compare
- 58 Canada 4.7 compare
- 58 Belgium 4.7 compare
- 58 Fiji 4.7 compare
- 58 Moldova 4.7 compare
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % 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 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % 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, crude in Argentina?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Argentina was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2014.
- How does Argentina rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Argentina ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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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