Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 1.1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 1980
All-time low
1.1
in 1990
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Afghanistan, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.1 for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Afghanistan peaked at 1.2 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.1, in 1990.
Afghanistan ranks 102nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 9 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 812.4 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,735 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population, male, per capita 0.505 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 454 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 454 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 407,307 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Afghanistan?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Afghanistan was 1.1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 in 1990.
- How does Afghanistan rank for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Afghanistan ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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