Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized by country
Countries reporting
190
Highest
1.6
Japan
Lowest
0.8
Tuvalu
Median
1.2
Years covered
39
1980–2018
Data points
7,878
What the numbers show
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 1.6 in Japan; the lowest is 0.8 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2, and the mean is 1.2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 10.0%), and the largest decrease in Tonga (down 18.2%).
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 1.6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.6 | 2018 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 3 | Australia | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Belgium | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 3 | Czechia | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 3 | France | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 3 | Latvia | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Sweden | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 16 | Albania | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Andorra | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Belarus | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Denmark | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Greece | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Croatia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Hungary | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | South Korea | 1.4 | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Lithuania | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | North Macedonia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Montenegro | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Mongolia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 1.4 | 2018 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 16 | Norway | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 16 | New Zealand | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Poland | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Romania | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | Russia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Singapore | 1.4 | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Slovakia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Slovenia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Ukraine | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | United States | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Bahamas | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Brunei | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Botswana | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 48 | China | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Guyana | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Israel | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Lebanon | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Malaysia | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | North Korea | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Angola | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Argentina | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Brazil | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Congo | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Cuba | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Dominica | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Ecuador | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Gabon | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Grenada | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Haiti | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Indonesia | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Iran | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Iraq | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Jamaica | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Jordan | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Kuwait | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritius | 1.2 | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 62 | Namibia | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Oman | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Qatar | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Eswatini | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Seychelles | 1.2 | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 62 | Syria | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Thailand | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Tunisia | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Armenia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 102 | Azerbaijan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Benin | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Bhutan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Central African Republic | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Cameroon | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Comoros | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Djibouti | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Algeria | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Egypt | 1.1 | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 102 | Eritrea | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Guinea | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Gambia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Honduras | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 102 | Kenya | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 102 | Cambodia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 102 | Liberia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Saint Lucia | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Lesotho | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 102 | Morocco | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Madagascar | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Maldives | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Mexico | 1.1 | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 102 | Mali | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Myanmar | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Mozambique | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Mauritania | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Nigeria | 1.1 | 2018 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 102 | Nepal | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Pakistan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Peru | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Philippines | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Paraguay | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 102 | Senegal | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Sierra Leone | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Somalia | 1.1 | 2018 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 102 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 102 | Togo | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Tanzania | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Vietnam | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Yemen | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Zambia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Cook Islands | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Burundi | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Bolivia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Barbados | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Colombia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 156 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Fiji | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 156 | Georgia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Guatemala | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | India | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Laos | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Niger | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Nauru | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 156 | Panama | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Palau | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 156 | Rwanda | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Sudan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 156 | Chad | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 156 | East Timor | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 156 | Uganda | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 156 | Venezuela | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 156 | Samoa | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 0.9 | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 184 | Malawi | 0.9 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | El Salvador | 0.9 | 2018 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 184 | Tonga | 0.9 | 2018 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 184 | Niue | 0.9 | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 189 | Kiribati | 0.8 | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0.8 | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe (WHO region) 1.4
- High income (World Bank) 1.4
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 1.3
- World 1.2
- Americas (WHO region) 1.2
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 1.2
- Africa (WHO region) 1.1
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 1.1
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 1.1
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 1.1
- Low income (World Bank) 1.1