Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gabon
Gabon: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.2 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.3
in 1983
All-time low
4.2
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gabon, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 4.2 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gabon peaked at 4.3 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 4.2, in 1980.
That places Gabon 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.27 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.8% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gabon?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gabon was 4.2 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 1983.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2 in 1980.
- How does Gabon rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Gabon ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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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