Mean total cholesterol, crude in Ireland
Ireland: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Ireland, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Ireland is 4.7, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Ireland peaked at 5.5 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2017.
Ireland 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.42 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.31 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.08 | 5 | 5.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.82 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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- 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 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 Ireland
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,122 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 20 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 34,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 33,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 34,837 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,019 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 34,705 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Ireland?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Ireland was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2017.
- How does Ireland rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Ireland ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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