Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Sweden
Sweden: Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized was 1.5 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized in Sweden, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Sweden is 1.5, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Sweden peaked at 1.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 1980.
That places Sweden 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Luxembourg 1.6 compare
- 1 Japan 1.6 compare
- 3 Iceland 1.5 compare
- 3 Austria 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
More health data for Sweden
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,109 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 30 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 66,073 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,430 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 62,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 56,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,970 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 57,504 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Sweden?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized in Sweden was 1.5 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized?
- Sweden ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, age-standardized rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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