Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Benin
Benin: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.1 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.1
in 2013
All-time low
3.9
in 1995
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Benin, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Benin is 4.1, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Benin peaked at 4.1 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1995.
Benin ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.95 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.97 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.07 | 4 | 4.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 151 Guinea 4.1 compare
- 151 Comoros 4.1 compare
- 151 Senegal 4.1 compare
- 151 Cape Verde 4.1 compare
- 151 Mozambique 4.1 compare
- 151 Morocco 4.1 compare
- 151 Liberia 4.1 compare
- 151 Congo 4.1 compare
- 151 Sudan 4.1 compare
- 151 Angola 4.1 compare
- 151 Cote d'Ivoire 4.1 compare
- 151 Bhutan 4.1 compare
- 151 Afghanistan 4.1 compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 4.1 compare
- 151 Cameroon 4.1 compare
More health data for Benin
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8458 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,002 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 13,632 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 21 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 0.0741 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.24 % 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, age-standardized in Benin?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Benin was 4.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1995.
- How does Benin rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Benin ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin 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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