Mean total cholesterol, crude in Thailand
Thailand: 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
4.5
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Thailand, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Thailand is 5.1, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Thailand peaked at 5.1 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 1980.
Thailand ranks 11th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.5 | — |
| 1981 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 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 | 4.8 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 5.1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Thailand'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 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.81 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 11 Portugal 5.1 compare
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- 11 Estonia 5.1 compare
- 11 Norway 5.1 compare
- 11 Malaysia 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 Andorra 5.1 compare
- 11 Germany 5.1 compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0316 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,582 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 677 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.01 % 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 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % 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 Thailand?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Thailand was 5.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 1980.
- How does Thailand rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Thailand ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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