Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 3.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
3.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.8
in 2008
All-time low
3.6
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Nigeria, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 3.8 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Nigeria peaked at 3.8 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 1980.
Nigeria ranks 186th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.6 | — |
| 1981 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.6 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 3.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 3.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.63 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.72 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Nigeria?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Nigeria was 3.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2008.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 1980.
- How does Nigeria rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Nigeria ranks 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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