Mean total cholesterol, crude in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.9 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
4.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 190 countries
All-time high
6.1
in 1980
All-time low
4.9
in 2017
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Luxembourg, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 4.9 for mean total cholesterol, crude in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Luxembourg peaked at 6.1 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 2017.
Luxembourg ranks 35th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.97 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.68 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.32 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.01 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 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 South Korea 4.9 compare
- 35 Spain 4.9 compare
- 35 Uruguay 4.9 compare
- 35 Kuwait 4.9 compare
- 35 Philippines 4.9 compare
- 35 Switzerland 4.9 compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 4,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 4,054 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 4,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 3,866 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,695 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Luxembourg?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Luxembourg was 4.9 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 2017.
- How does Luxembourg rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Luxembourg ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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