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.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4.1 | — |
| 1981 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 4.2 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 4.2 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).