Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea
Guinea: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.1 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
151st
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.1
in 2017
All-time low
3.9
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 4.1 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea peaked at 4.1 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1980.
That places Guinea 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.9 | — |
| 1981 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 4.1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 4.1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.02 | 4 | 4.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 151 Comoros 4.1 compare
- 151 Senegal 4.1 compare
- 151 Cape Verde 4.1 compare
- 151 Mozambique 4.1 compare
- 151 Morocco 4.1 compare
- 151 Liberia 4.1 compare
- 151 Congo 4.1 compare
- 151 Sudan 4.1 compare
- 151 Angola 4.1 compare
- 151 Cote d'Ivoire 4.1 compare
- 151 Bhutan 4.1 compare
- 151 Afghanistan 4.1 compare
- 151 Equatorial Guinea 4.1 compare
- 151 Benin 4.1 compare
- 151 Cameroon 4.1 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Guinea was 4.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1980.
- How does Guinea rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Guinea ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea 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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