Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Madagascar
Madagascar: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4
in 2004
All-time low
3.9
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Madagascar, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Madagascar is 4, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Madagascar peaked at 4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1980.
That places Madagascar 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Madagascar, 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 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 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 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 4 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 | 3.96 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 167 Kenya 4 compare
- 167 Uganda 4 compare
- 167 Chad 4 compare
- 167 Namibia 4 compare
- 167 Burundi 4 compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 4 compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 4 compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 4 compare
- 167 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 167 Central African Republic 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 Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Madagascar?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Madagascar was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2004.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1980.
- How does Madagascar rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Madagascar ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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