Mean total cholesterol, crude in Eritrea
Eritrea: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.1 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
4.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.1
in 2014
All-time low
3.8
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Eritrea, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Eritrea is 4.1, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Eritrea peaked at 4.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.8, in 1980.
That places Eritrea 144th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 3.8 | — |
| 1981 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.8 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 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 | 4 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.1 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 4.1 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 4.1 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 | 3.83 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.96 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 | 4 | 4.1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Eritrea?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Eritrea was 4.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8 in 1980.
- How does Eritrea rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Eritrea ranks 144th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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