Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: 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 2005
All-time low
3.9
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sierra Leone, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sierra Leone is 4, measured 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 Sierra Leone peaked at 4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1980.
Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.95 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 167 Kenya 4 compare
- 167 Uganda 4 compare
- 167 Chad 4 compare
- 167 Madagascar 4 compare
- 167 Namibia 4 compare
- 167 Burundi 4 compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 4 compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 4 compare
- 167 Guinea-Bissau 4 compare
- 167 Central African Republic 4 compare
- 167 Togo 4 compare
- 167 Mali 4 compare
- 167 Ethiopia 4 compare
- 167 Eswatini 4 compare
- 167 Botswana 4 compare
- 167 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sierra Leone?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Sierra Leone was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1980.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Sierra Leone ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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