Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Mauritania
Mauritania: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.2 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2008
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Mauritania, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Mauritania is 4.2, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Mauritania peaked at 4.2 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
That places Mauritania 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 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 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 4.2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 4.2 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 | 4.08 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 653 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % 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 Mauritania?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Mauritania was 4.2 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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