Mean total cholesterol, crude in Zambia
Zambia: Mean total cholesterol, crude was 3.9 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
3.9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 190 countries
All-time high
4
in 1980
All-time low
3.9
in 1993
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean total cholesterol, crude in Zambia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 3.9 for mean total cholesterol, crude in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean total cholesterol, crude in Zambia peaked at 4 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.9, in 1993.
That places Zambia 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 3.9 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 9 |
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More health data for Zambia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 809.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,894 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 186,618 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 190,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 191,969 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 195,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 197,654 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 201,065 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean total cholesterol, crude in Zambia?
- Mean total cholesterol, crude in Zambia was 3.9 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean total cholesterol, crude recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank for mean total cholesterol, crude?
- Zambia ranks 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean total cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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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