Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.1 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.1
in 2010
All-time low
3.8
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cape Verde, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 4.1 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 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cape Verde peaked at 4.1 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1980.
Cape Verde ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.8 | — |
| 1981 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4.1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 89% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde'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 | 3.87 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.99 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 151 Guinea 4.1 compare
- 151 Comoros 4.1 compare
- 151 Senegal 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 Benin 4.1 compare
- 151 Cameroon 4.1 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cape Verde?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cape Verde was 4.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Cape Verde ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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