Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4
in 2004
All-time low
3.9
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sao Tome and Principe, 1980–2018

012341980199920181980: 3.91981: 3.91982: 3.91983: 3.91984: 3.91985: 3.91986: 3.91987: 3.91988: 3.91989: 3.91990: 3.91991: 3.91992: 3.91993: 3.91994: 3.91995: 3.91996: 3.91997: 3.91998: 3.91999: 3.92000: 3.92001: 3.92002: 3.92003: 3.92004: 42005: 42006: 42007: 42008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 42012: 42013: 42014: 42015: 42016: 42017: 42018: 4

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 4 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 Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 4 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1980.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sao Tome and Principe, 1980 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1980 3.9
1981 3.9 +0.0%
1982 3.9 +0.0%
1983 3.9 +0.0%
1984 3.9 +0.0%
1985 3.9 +0.0%
1986 3.9 +0.0%
1987 3.9 +0.0%
1988 3.9 +0.0%
1989 3.9 +0.0%
1990 3.9 +0.0%
1991 3.9 +0.0%
1992 3.9 +0.0%
1993 3.9 +0.0%
1994 3.9 +0.0%
1995 3.9 +0.0%
1996 3.9 +0.0%
1997 3.9 +0.0%
1998 3.9 +0.0%
1999 3.9 +0.0%
2000 3.9 +0.0%
2001 3.9 +0.0%
2002 3.9 +0.0%
2003 3.9 +0.0%
2004 4 +2.6%
2005 4 +0.0%
2006 4 +0.0%
2007 4 +0.0%
2008 4 +0.0%
2009 4 +0.0%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 4 +0.0%
2012 4 +0.0%
2013 4 +0.0%
2014 4 +0.0%
2015 4 +0.0%
2016 4 +0.0%
2017 4 +0.0%
2018 4 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.9 3.9 3.9 10
1990s 3.9 3.9 3.9 10
2000s 3.96 3.9 4 10
2010s 4 4 4 9

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

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  6. 167 Burundi 4 compare
  7. 167 Zimbabwe 4 compare
  8. 167 Guinea-Bissau 4 compare
  9. 167 Sierra Leone 4 compare
  10. 167 Central African Republic 4 compare
  11. 167 Togo 4 compare
  12. 167 Mali 4 compare
  13. 167 Ethiopia 4 compare
  14. 167 Eswatini 4 compare
  15. 167 Botswana 4 compare
  16. 167 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sao Tome and Principe?
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sao Tome and Principe was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 2004.
What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1980.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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Indicator
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
202 places, 7,878 data points, 1980–2018
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