Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Somalia
Somalia: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.2 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2012
All-time low
4
in 1992
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Somalia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 4.2 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Somalia peaked at 4.2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1992.
That places Somalia 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.03 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Somalia?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Somalia was 4.2 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Somalia ranks 139th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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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