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

Latest (2018)
4.7
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
4.7
in 2009
All-time low
4.4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank), 1980–2018

0123451980199920181980: 4.41981: 4.51982: 4.51983: 4.51984: 4.51985: 4.51986: 4.51987: 4.51988: 4.51989: 4.51990: 4.51991: 4.51992: 4.51993: 4.51994: 4.51995: 4.51996: 4.61997: 4.61998: 4.61999: 4.62000: 4.62001: 4.62002: 4.62003: 4.62004: 4.62005: 4.62006: 4.62007: 4.62008: 4.62009: 4.72010: 4.72011: 4.72012: 4.72013: 4.72014: 4.72015: 4.72016: 4.72017: 4.72018: 4.7

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

Annual values for Mean total cholesterol, crude in Upper-middle income (World Bank), 1980 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 1 Latvia 5.3 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 5.3 compare
  3. 3 Malta 5.2 compare
  4. 3 Serbia 5.2 compare
  5. 3 Czechia 5.2 compare
  6. 3 France 5.2 compare
  7. 3 Lithuania 5.2 compare
  8. 3 Russian Federation 5.2 compare
  9. 3 Bulgaria 5.2 compare
  10. 3 Singapore 5.2 compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

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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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Indicator
Mean total cholesterol, crude
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 7,878 data points, 1980–2018
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