Mean total cholesterol, crude in Myanmar
Myanmar: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.8
in 2017
All-time low
4.3
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Myanmar, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Myanmar is 4.8, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Myanmar peaked at 4.8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 1980.
Myanmar ranks 47th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.3 | — |
| 1981 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 4.8 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.15, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 4.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.65, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.31 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.69 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More health data for Myanmar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.11 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1576 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,398 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,973 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.759 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0387 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.8351 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Myanmar?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Myanmar was 4.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 1980.
- How does Myanmar rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Myanmar ranks 47th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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