Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea-Bissau, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 4 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1980.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 167th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.84 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.99 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 167 Kenya 4 compare
- 167 Uganda 4 compare
- 167 Chad 4 compare
- 167 Madagascar 4 compare
- 167 Namibia 4 compare
- 167 Burundi 4 compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 4 compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 4 compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 167 Togo 4 compare
- 167 Mali 4 compare
- 167 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 167 Eswatini 4 compare
- 167 Botswana 4 compare
- 167 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 28,594 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 666,780 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 862,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 28,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 28,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea-Bissau?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea-Bissau was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2001.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1980.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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