Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: 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
4.1
in 1989
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Zimbabwe, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 4 for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.1 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
That places Zimbabwe 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4 | — |
| 1981 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 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 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.2, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.01 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 | 4 | 4.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 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 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 Zimbabwe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9632 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9673 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Zimbabwe?
- Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized in Zimbabwe was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 1989.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for mean total cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Zimbabwe ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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