Mean total cholesterol, crude in Tanzania
Tanzania: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 4.2 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
4.2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
135th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4.2
in 2013
All-time low
4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Tanzania, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 4.2 for mean total cholesterol, crude in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Tanzania peaked at 4.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1980.
Tanzania ranks 135th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.03 | 4 | 4.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.17 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 135 Somalia 4.2 compare
- 135 Kiribati 4.2 compare
- 135 Pakistan 4.2 compare
- 135 East Timor 4.2 compare
- 135 South Africa 4.2 compare
- 135 Micronesia (country) 4.2 compare
- 135 India 4.2 compare
- 135 Mauritania 4.2 compare
More health data for Tanzania
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 658.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,514 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 593,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 593,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 612,788 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 612,341 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 632,568 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 632,033 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Tanzania?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Tanzania was 4.2 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Tanzania ranks 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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