Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Kenya
Kenya: Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 2.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Kenya, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 2.8 for mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Kenya peaked at 2.8 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1980.
That places Kenya 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.38 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.52 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.64 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 2.8 compare
- 162 Sierra Leone 2.8 compare
- 162 Chad 2.8 compare
- 162 Morocco 2.8 compare
- 162 Angola 2.8 compare
- 162 Uganda 2.8 compare
- 162 Gabon 2.8 compare
- 162 Burundi 2.8 compare
- 162 Liberia 2.8 compare
- 162 Congo 2.8 compare
- 162 Zimbabwe 2.8 compare
- 162 Eswatini 2.8 compare
- 162 Namibia 2.8 compare
- 162 Cape Verde 2.8 compare
- 162 Niger 2.8 compare
- 162 Democratic Republic of Congo 2.8 compare
- 162 Togo 2.8 compare
- 162 Cote d'Ivoire 2.8 compare
- 162 Equatorial Guinea 2.8 compare
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 504,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 527,528 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 526,588 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 546,326 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 548,338 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 564,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Kenya?
- Mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Kenya was 2.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8 in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1980.
- How does Kenya rank for mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Kenya ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean non-hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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