Mean HDL cholesterol, crude by country
Countries reporting
190
Highest
1.6
Japan
Lowest
0.8
Tuvalu
Median
1.2
Years covered
39
1980–2018
Data points
7,878
What the numbers show
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 1.6 in Japan; the lowest is 0.8 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.2, and the mean is 1.2.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 10.0%), and the largest decrease in Kiribati (down 11.1%).
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 1.6 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1.6 | 2018 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 3 | Australia | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Belgium | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Czechia | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Germany | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Finland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 3 | France | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Croatia | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 3 | Latvia | 1.5 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 3 | Sweden | 1.5 | 2018 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 18 | Albania | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Andorra | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Belarus | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Canada | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Denmark | 1.4 | 2018 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Hungary | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | South Korea | 1.4 | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Montenegro | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Mongolia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Netherlands | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | New Zealand | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Romania | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Singapore | 1.4 | 2018 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 18 | Serbia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Slovakia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Ukraine | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | United States | 1.4 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Bahamas | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Brunei | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Botswana | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 48 | China | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Guyana | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 48 | Israel | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Lebanon | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Moldova | 1.3 | 2018 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 48 | Malaysia | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | North Korea | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 1.3 | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 1.3 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Angola | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Argentina | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Bahrain | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Brazil | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Chile | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Congo | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Cuba | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Dominica | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Ecuador | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Gabon | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Grenada | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Haiti | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Indonesia | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 62 | Iran | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Iraq | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Jamaica | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Jordan | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Kuwait | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Mauritius | 1.2 | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 62 | Namibia | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Oman | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Qatar | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Eswatini | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Seychelles | 1.2 | 2018 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 62 | Syria | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Thailand | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Tunisia | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Uruguay | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 1.2 | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.2 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Afghanistan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | United Arab Emirates | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Armenia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Benin | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Bhutan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Central African Republic | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Cameroon | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Comoros | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Cape Verde | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Djibouti | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Algeria | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Egypt | 1.1 | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Eritrea | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Guinea | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Gambia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Honduras | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 101 | Kenya | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Cambodia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 101 | Liberia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Lesotho | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Morocco | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Madagascar | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Maldives | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Mexico | 1.1 | 2018 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 101 | Mali | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Myanmar | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Mozambique | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Mauritania | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Nigeria | 1.1 | 2018 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 101 | Nepal | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 101 | Pakistan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Peru | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Philippines | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Paraguay | 1.1 | 2018 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 101 | Senegal | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Togo | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Tanzania | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Vietnam | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Yemen | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Zambia | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Cook Islands | 1.1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Burundi | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Bolivia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Barbados | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Colombia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 155 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Fiji | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Georgia | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 155 | Guatemala | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | India | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Laos | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Niger | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Nauru | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 155 | Panama | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Palau | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Rwanda | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Sudan | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Somalia | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Chad | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 155 | East Timor | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 155 | Tonga | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Uganda | 1 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 155 | Venezuela | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 155 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 155 | Samoa | 1 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 185 | Micronesia (country) | 0.9 | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 185 | Malawi | 0.9 | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 185 | El Salvador | 0.9 | 2018 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 185 | Niue | 0.9 | 2018 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 189 | Kiribati | 0.8 | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 189 | Tuvalu | 0.8 | 2018 | down 11.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe (WHO region) 1.4
- High income (World Bank) 1.4
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 1.3
- World 1.2
- Americas (WHO region) 1.2
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 1.2
- Africa (WHO region) 1.1
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 1.1
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 1.1
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 1.1
- Low income (World Bank) 1.1