Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burundi
Burundi: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burundi, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 4 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burundi peaked at 4 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 1980.
That places Burundi 167th 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 | 3.74 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 | 3.9 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 167 Kenya 4 compare
- 167 Uganda 4 compare
- 167 Chad 4 compare
- 167 Madagascar 4 compare
- 167 Namibia 4 compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 4 compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 4 compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 4 compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 167 Central African Republic 4 compare
- 167 Togo 4 compare
- 167 Mali 4 compare
- 167 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 167 Eswatini 4 compare
- 167 Botswana 4 compare
- 167 Congo, Dem. Rep. 4 compare
More health data for Burundi
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 169,318 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 169,598 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 53.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 3.81 million (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 53.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 178,334 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burundi?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Burundi was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 1980.
- How does Burundi rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Burundi ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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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