Mean total cholesterol, crude in AFR
AFR: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 11 groups
All-time high
4
in 2014
All-time low
3.8
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in AFR, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in AFR is 4, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in AFR peaked at 4 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1980.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.88 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.96 | 3.9 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near AFR
- 11 Portugal 5.1 compare
- 11 Austria 5.1 compare
- 11 Italy 5.1 compare
- 11 Estonia 5.1 compare
- 11 Norway 5.1 compare
- 11 Malaysia 5.1 compare
- 11 Slovenia 5.1 compare
- 11 Slovak Republic 5.1 compare
- 11 North Macedonia 5.1 compare
- 11 Sweden 5.1 compare
- 11 Hungary 5.1 compare
- 11 Japan 5.1 compare
- 11 Romania 5.1 compare
- 11 Ukraine 5.1 compare
- 11 Montenegro 5.1 compare
- 11 Thailand 5.1 compare
- 11 Andorra 5.1 compare
- 11 Germany 5.1 compare
More health data for AFR
- Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 (2024)
- Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies f 632.45 (2023)
- Prevalence of diabetes, crude 8.58 (2022)
- Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking 572.82 (2023)
- Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization 83.0% (2025)
- Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage amo 71.0% (2025)
- New HIV infections 0.49 (2025)
- Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 31.7% (2024)
- Adolescent mortality rate 6.02 (2021)
- BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 82.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in AFR?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in AFR was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in AFR?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2014.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in AFR?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1980.
- How does AFR rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- AFR ranks 11th out of 11 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in AFR?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this AFR data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean total cholesterol, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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