Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Niger
Niger: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 3.9 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
3.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.9
in 2007
All-time low
3.8
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Niger, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Niger stood at 3.9. 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 Niger peaked at 3.9 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1980.
That places Niger 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 9 |
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More health data for Niger
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22,995 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 423,756 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 425,555 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 439,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 417,693 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 7.01 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.91 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 431,792 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Niger?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Niger was 3.9 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 in 2007.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1980.
- How does Niger rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Niger ranks 184th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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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