Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 3.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burkina Faso, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burkina Faso is 3.8, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burkina Faso peaked at 3.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 1980.
That places Burkina Faso 186th 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.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.6 | — |
| 1981 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.62 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burkina Faso?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burkina Faso was 3.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 1980.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Burkina Faso ranks 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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