Mean total cholesterol, crude in Korea, Rep.
Korea, Rep.: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Korea, Rep., 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Korea, Rep. recorded 4.9 for mean total cholesterol, crude in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Korea, Rep. peaked at 4.9 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1980.
That places Korea, Rep. 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.66 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.84 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Rep.
- 35 United Kingdom 4.9 compare
- 35 New Zealand 4.9 compare
- 35 Cyprus 4.9 compare
- 35 Belarus 4.9 compare
- 35 Netherlands 4.9 compare
- 35 Spain 4.9 compare
- 35 Uruguay 4.9 compare
- 35 Kuwait 4.9 compare
- 35 Philippines 4.9 compare
- 35 Luxembourg 4.9 compare
- 35 Switzerland 4.9 compare
More health data for Korea, Rep.
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,072 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 69 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 214,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 226,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 243,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 231,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 234,551 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 224,514 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Korea, Rep.?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Korea, Rep. was 4.9 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Korea, Rep.?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 2006.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Korea, Rep.?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
- How does Korea, Rep. rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Korea, Rep. ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Korea, Rep.?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Rep. 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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