Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4
in 2010
All-time low
3.7
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cape Verde, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, crude in Cape Verde stood at 4. 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 Cape Verde peaked at 4 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 1980.
That places Cape Verde 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.7 | — |
| 1981 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.6, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde'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 | 3.75 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
- 156 Central African Republic 4 compare
- 156 Congo 4 compare
- 156 Guinea 4 compare
- 156 Sudan 4 compare
- 156 Democratic Republic of Congo 4 compare
- 156 Sierra Leone 4 compare
- 156 Cameroon 4 compare
- 156 Angola 4 compare
- 156 Mozambique 4 compare
- 156 Madagascar 4 compare
- 156 Comoros 4 compare
- 156 Cote d'Ivoire 4 compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 4 compare
- 156 Mali 4 compare
- 156 Togo 4 compare
- 156 Senegal 4 compare
- 156 Liberia 4 compare
- 156 Namibia 4 compare
More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % 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 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % 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, crude in Cape Verde?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cape Verde was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2010.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 1980.
- How does Cape Verde rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Cape Verde ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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