Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gambia
Gambia: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.2 in 2018. β¬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 188 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2014
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980β2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gambia, 1980β2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gambia is 4.2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gambia peaked at 4.2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
That places Gambia 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.08 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.16 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More health data for Gambia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,316 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 24,146 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 24,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 24,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 25,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 25,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gambia?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Gambia was 4.2 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Gambia rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Gambia ranks 137th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia 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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