Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bahamas
Bahamas: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.7 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bahamas, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bahamas stood at 4.7. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bahamas peaked at 4.9 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2004.
Bahamas ranks 57th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.82 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.74 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 57 Fiji 4.7 compare
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- 57 Denmark 4.7 compare
- 57 Uzbekistan 4.7 compare
- 57 Honduras 4.7 compare
- 57 Iceland 4.7 compare
- 57 Seychelles 4.7 compare
- 57 Netherlands 4.7 compare
- 57 Brazil 4.7 compare
- 57 Panama 4.7 compare
- 57 Mauritius 4.7 compare
- 57 Cook Islands 4.7 compare
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.7 compare
- 57 Dominica 4.7 compare
- 57 Iraq 4.7 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 2,865 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 2,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 2,890 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 2,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 2,899 (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 2,879 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bahamas?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Bahamas was 4.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2004.
- How does Bahamas rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Bahamas ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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