Mean total cholesterol, crude in Malaysia
Malaysia: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 5.1 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
5.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.1
in 2009
All-time low
4.6
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Malaysia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Malaysia is 5.1, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Malaysia peaked at 5.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.6, in 1980.
That places Malaysia 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.6 | — |
| 1981 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.1 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 5.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 5.1 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.65, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.63 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.76 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.97 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 11 Portugal 5.1 compare
- 11 Austria 5.1 compare
- 11 Italy 5.1 compare
- 11 Estonia 5.1 compare
- 11 Norway 5.1 compare
- 11 Slovenia 5.1 compare
- 11 Slovakia 5.1 compare
- 11 North Macedonia 5.1 compare
- 11 Sweden 5.1 compare
- 11 Hungary 5.1 compare
- 11 Japan 5.1 compare
- 11 Romania 5.1 compare
- 11 Ukraine 5.1 compare
- 11 Montenegro 5.1 compare
- 11 Thailand 5.1 compare
- 11 Andorra 5.1 compare
- 11 Germany 5.1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Malaysia?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Malaysia was 5.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6 in 1980.
- How does Malaysia rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Malaysia ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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