Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ghana
Ghana: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
113th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.4
in 2015
All-time low
4.1
in 1982
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ghana, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ghana stood at 4.4. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ghana peaked at 4.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 1982.
Ghana ranks 113th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.2 | — |
| 1981 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.1 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 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 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 4.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 4.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.12 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.34 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More health data for Ghana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6224 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 986.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,361 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5623 % 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 0.06 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5816 % 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 Ghana?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Ghana was 4.4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 1982.
- How does Ghana rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Ghana ranks 113th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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