Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Iceland
Iceland: Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 1.5 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
1.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 2017
All-time low
1.4
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Iceland, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2018, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Iceland stood at 1.5. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Iceland peaked at 1.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 1980.
That places Iceland 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 1 Luxembourg 1.6 compare
- 1 Japan 1.6 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 Australia 1.5 compare
- 3 Czechia 1.5 compare
- 3 Switzerland 1.5 compare
- 3 Finland 1.5 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 2,836 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 2,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 2,697 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 2,653 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 2,582 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Iceland?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Iceland was 1.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 1980.
- How does Iceland rank for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Iceland ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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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