Mean total cholesterol, crude in EMR
EMR: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.3 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.3
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
10th
of 17 groups
All-time high
4.5
in 1993
All-time low
4.3
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in EMR, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, crude in EMR stood at 4.3. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in EMR peaked at 4.5 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 1980.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in EMR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.3 | — |
| 1981 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.38 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.47 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.36 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 9 |
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More health data for EMR
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 524 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 14,992 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 35.06 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 42.13 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 167.38 (2023)
- Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years 66,236 (2024)
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 3.61 (2024)
- Number of deaths among adolescents 52,267 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in EMR?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in EMR was 4.3 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in EMR?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 in 1993.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in EMR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 1980.
- How does EMR rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- EMR ranks 10th out of 17 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in EMR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this EMR 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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