Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cameroon
Cameroon: 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 2011
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cameroon, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cameroon is 4.1, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cameroon peaked at 4.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 | 4 | 4.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 151 Guinea 4.1 compare
- 151 Comoros 4.1 compare
- 151 Senegal 4.1 compare
- 151 Cabo Verde 4.1 compare
- 151 Mozambique 4.1 compare
- 151 Morocco 4.1 compare
- 151 Liberia 4.1 compare
- 151 Congo, Rep. 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
More health data for Cameroon
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cameroon?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Cameroon was 4.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Cameroon ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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