Mean total cholesterol, crude in Italy
Italy: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 5.1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
5.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.8
in 1980
All-time low
5.1
in 2015
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Italy, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Italy recorded 5.1 for mean total cholesterol, crude in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Italy peaked at 5.8 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5.1, in 2015.
That places Italy 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.69 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.49 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.35 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.17 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 11 Portugal 5.1 compare
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- 11 North Macedonia 5.1 compare
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- 11 Ukraine 5.1 compare
- 11 Montenegro 5.1 compare
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- 11 Andorra 5.1 compare
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More health data for Italy
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,408 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 325,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 297,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 321,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 297,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 314,999 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 295,394 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Italy?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Italy was 5.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1 in 2015.
- How does Italy rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Italy ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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