Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Congo
Congo: 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
4.2
in 1980
All-time low
4.1
in 2009
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Congo, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.1 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Congo peaked at 4.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2009.
Congo ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2 | — |
| 1981 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 4.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo'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 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.19 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 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 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
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % 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 Congo?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Congo was 4.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2009.
- How does Congo rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Congo ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Congo 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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