Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4
in 2009
All-time low
3.9
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cameroon, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Cameroon is 4, measured 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, crude in Cameroon peaked at 4 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1980.
That places Cameroon 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.9 | — |
| 1981 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 3.9 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 4 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.15, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon'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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 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 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
- 156 Cape Verde 4 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % 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 Cameroon?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Cameroon was 4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1980.
- How does Cameroon rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Cameroon ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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