Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region)
Europe (WHO region): Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 1.4 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
1.4
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
1st
of 11 groups
All-time high
1.4
in 1980
All-time low
1.3
in 1987
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region), 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Europe (WHO region) recorded 1.4 for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region) peaked at 1.4 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 1987.
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.4 | — |
| 1981 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.3 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.37 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Europe (WHO region)
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.5 compare
- 3 France 1.5 compare
- 3 Germany 1.5 compare
- 3 Ireland 1.5 compare
- 3 Belgium 1.5 compare
- 3 Australia 1.5 compare
- 3 Czechia 1.5 compare
- 3 Switzerland 1.5 compare
- 3 Finland 1.5 compare
More health data for Europe (WHO region)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 52,021 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 38,686 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 199 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 85 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 1 (2025)
- Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 25.9% (2024)
- Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate) 23.9% (2024)
- Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 10.3% (2024)
- Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 55.0% (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 4.1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region)?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Europe (WHO region) was 1.4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Europe (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 1987.
- How does Europe (WHO region) rank for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Europe (WHO region) ranks 1st out of 11 groups with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Europe (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe (WHO region) 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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