Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.2 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Eritrea, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Eritrea stood at 4.2. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Eritrea peaked at 4.2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1980.
That places Eritrea 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.92 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9 |
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- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 43,810 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 43,723 (2025)
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- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 43,173 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Eritrea?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Eritrea was 4.2 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Eritrea ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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