Mean total cholesterol, crude in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Sri Lanka, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, crude in Sri Lanka stood at 4.4. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Sri Lanka peaked at 4.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1980.
That places Sri Lanka 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 | 4.11 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.21 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.32 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 106 Solomon Islands 4.4 compare
- 106 Venezuela 4.4 compare
- 106 Barbados 4.4 compare
- 106 Bolivia 4.4 compare
- 106 Iran 4.4 compare
- 106 Guatemala 4.4 compare
- 106 Yemen 4.4 compare
- 106 Nicaragua 4.4 compare
- 106 Marshall Islands 4.4 compare
- 106 Kazakhstan 4.4 compare
- 106 Samoa 4.4 compare
- 106 Vanuatu 4.4 compare
- 106 Cambodia 4.4 compare
- 106 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.4 compare
- 106 Papua New Guinea 4.4 compare
- 106 Georgia 4.4 compare
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,250 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 104 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 104 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 165,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 161,381 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 168,135 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 163,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 171,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 167,020 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Sri Lanka?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Sri Lanka was 4.4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1980.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).