Mean total cholesterol, crude in Uganda
Uganda: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 3.9 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
3.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.9
in 2009
All-time low
3.7
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Uganda, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean total cholesterol, crude in Uganda stood at 3.9. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Uganda peaked at 3.9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.7, in 1980.
That places Uganda 175th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.73 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.81 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 9 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 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 464,951 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 469,853 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 479,373 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 484,060 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 493,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 498,483 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Uganda?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Uganda was 3.9 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 in 1980.
- How does Uganda rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Uganda ranks 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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