Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia
Australia: Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 1.5 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia stood at 1.5. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia peaked at 1.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 1982.
Australia ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.32 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Luxembourg 1.6 compare
- 1 Japan 1.6 compare
- 3 Iceland 1.5 compare
- 3 Austria 1.5 compare
- 3 Sweden 1.5 compare
- 3 Latvia 1.5 compare
- 3 United Kingdom 1.5 compare
- 3 France 1.5 compare
- 3 Germany 1.5 compare
- 3 Ireland 1.5 compare
- 3 Belgium 1.5 compare
- 3 Czechia 1.5 compare
- 3 Switzerland 1.5 compare
- 3 Finland 1.5 compare
More health data for Australia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 215 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 906.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Population ages 65 and above 18.1% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.33 million (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 17.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 5.00 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 161,096 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 169,878 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Australia was 1.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2018.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 1982.
- How does Australia rank for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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