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.
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
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 653 (2090)
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- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 70,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 66,635 (2025)
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- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 69,383 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 72,578 (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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