Mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank)
Upper-middle income (World Bank): Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.7 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank), 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank) is 4.7, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank) peaked at 4.7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.4, in 1980.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.4 | — |
| 1981 | 4.5 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.5 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.6 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.7 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.49 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.54 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Upper-middle income (World Bank)
More health data for Upper-middle income (World Bank)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 63,803 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 1,556 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 91,627 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 5,773 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 212 (2025)
- Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1) 10.9 (2024)
- Number of neonatal deaths 196,632 (2024)
- Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard 4.0% (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 13.12 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 6.78 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank) was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4 in 1980.
- How does Upper-middle income (World Bank) rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Upper-middle income (World Bank)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper-middle income (World Bank) 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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