Mean total cholesterol, crude in Nigeria
Nigeria: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 3.8 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
3.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.8
in 2017
All-time low
3.5
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Nigeria, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, crude in Nigeria stood at 3.8. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Nigeria peaked at 3.8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1980.
Nigeria ranks 186th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.58 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.64 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 726 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 726 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2.03 million (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1.96 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2.13 million (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2.06 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2.23 million (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2.15 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Nigeria?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Nigeria was 3.8 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1980.
- How does Nigeria rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Nigeria ranks 186th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).