Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4.3 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.3
in 2013
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tanzania, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tanzania is 4.3, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tanzania peaked at 4.3 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
Tanzania ranks 125th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | — |
| 1981 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 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 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 4.2 | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3 | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 4.3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 4.3 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 | 4.09 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.27 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 125 Qatar 4.3 compare
- 125 Algeria 4.3 compare
- 125 East Timor 4.3 compare
- 125 Tuvalu 4.3 compare
- 125 Kyrgyzstan 4.3 compare
- 125 Palau 4.3 compare
- 125 Georgia 4.3 compare
- 125 Niue 4.3 compare
- 125 Tunisia 4.3 compare
- 125 Libya 4.3 compare
- 125 South Africa 4.3 compare
- 125 Micronesia (country) 4.3 compare
- 125 Nauru 4.3 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 658.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,514 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.86 % 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 0.0786 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % 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 Tanzania?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Tanzania was 4.3 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Tanzania ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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