Mean total cholesterol, crude in Lao PDR
Lao PDR: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.3
in 2008
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Lao PDR, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, crude in Lao PDR stood at 4.3. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Lao PDR peaked at 4.3 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
Lao PDR ranks 123rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.08 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.22 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 9 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 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 08, male, interpolated 81,521 (2025)
- Population, male 50.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.56 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 2.35 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 77,990 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 81,318 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Lao PDR?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Lao PDR was 4.3 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Lao PDR?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Lao PDR?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Lao PDR rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Lao PDR ranks 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Lao PDR?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lao PDR 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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