Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Uganda
Uganda: Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized was 4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4
in 2012
All-time low
3.8
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Uganda, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 4 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Uganda peaked at 4 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1980.
Uganda ranks 167th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.86 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 | 3.9 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 167 Kenya 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 Sierra Leone 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 Uganda
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 6,666 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Uganda?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Uganda was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2012.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Uganda ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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