Mean total cholesterol, crude in Malawi
Malawi: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 3.7 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
3.7
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
187th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.7
in 2018
All-time low
3.5
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Malawi, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean total cholesterol, crude in Malawi is 3.7, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Malawi peaked at 3.7 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1980.
Malawi ranks 187th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.59 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 9 |
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More health data for Malawi
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 193,780 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 198,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 200,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 204,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 207,829 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 212,512 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Malawi?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Malawi was 3.7 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1980.
- How does Malawi rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Malawi ranks 187th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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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