Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in India
India: Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 1 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 190 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 1980
All-time low
1
in 1992
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in India, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in India is 1, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in India peaked at 1.1 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1992.
That places India 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.1 | — |
| 1981 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 1 is below the median for South Asia, which is 1.1, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 | 1 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Countries ranked near India
- 156 Laos 1 compare
- 156 Solomon Islands 1 compare
- 156 Burundi 1 compare
- 156 Costa Rica 1 compare
- 156 Marshall Islands 1 compare
- 156 Colombia 1 compare
- 156 Papua New Guinea 1 compare
- 156 Barbados 1 compare
- 156 Niger 1 compare
- 156 Sudan 1 compare
- 156 Panama 1 compare
- 156 Rwanda 1 compare
- 156 Fiji 1 compare
- 156 Uganda 1 compare
- 156 Venezuela 1 compare
- 156 Samoa 1 compare
- 156 Vanuatu 1 compare
- 156 Chad 1 compare
- 156 Bolivia 1 compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 1 compare
- 156 Nicaragua 1 compare
- 156 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 156 Nauru 1 compare
- 156 Guatemala 1 compare
- 156 Palau 1 compare
- 156 East Timor 1 compare
- 156 Georgia 1 compare
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3809 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in India?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in India was 1 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 1980.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1992.
- How does India rank for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- India ranks 156th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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