Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Rwanda
Rwanda: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 3.8 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
3.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.8
in 2017
All-time low
3.6
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Rwanda, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Rwanda is 3.8, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Rwanda peaked at 3.8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.6, in 1980.
That places Rwanda 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.67 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 9 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 117,118 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 123,314 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 124,049 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 130,109 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 132,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 137,831 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Rwanda?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Rwanda was 3.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 in 1980.
- How does Rwanda rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Rwanda ranks 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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