Mean total cholesterol, crude in EUR
EUR: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 5 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
5
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
5.7
in 1980
All-time low
5
in 2014
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in EUR, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in EUR is 5, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in EUR peaked at 5.7 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2014.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.19 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.04 | 5 | 5.1 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in EUR?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in EUR was 5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in EUR?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in EUR?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2014.
- How does EUR rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- EUR ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in EUR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this EUR 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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