Mean HDL cholesterol, crude in Malta
Malta: Mean HDL cholesterol, crude was 1.4 in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 190 countries
All-time high
1.4
in 1998
All-time low
1.3
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude in Malta, 1980–2018
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.4 for mean hdl cholesterol, crude 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, crude in Malta peaked at 1.4 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 1980.
That places Malta 18th 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.
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.3 | — |
| 1981 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.3 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.4 | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.4 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 18 Slovenia 1.4 compare
- 18 Canada 1.4 compare
- 18 Montenegro 1.4 compare
- 18 Spain 1.4 compare
- 18 Italy 1.4 compare
- 18 Belarus 1.4 compare
- 18 Mongolia 1.4 compare
- 18 Singapore 1.4 compare
- 18 United States 1.4 compare
- 18 Bulgaria 1.4 compare
- 18 Andorra 1.4 compare
- 18 Hungary 1.4 compare
- 18 Poland 1.4 compare
- 18 Russia 1.4 compare
- 18 Slovakia 1.4 compare
- 18 Denmark 1.4 compare
- 18 Cyprus 1.4 compare
- 18 North Macedonia 1.4 compare
- 18 Estonia 1.4 compare
- 18 Lithuania 1.4 compare
- 18 Netherlands 1.4 compare
- 18 Portugal 1.4 compare
- 18 Serbia 1.4 compare
- 18 Greece 1.4 compare
- 18 Albania 1.4 compare
- 18 Ukraine 1.4 compare
- 18 South Korea 1.4 compare
- 18 New Zealand 1.4 compare
- 18 Romania 1.4 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mean hdl cholesterol, crude in Malta?
- Mean hdl cholesterol, crude in Malta was 1.4 in 2018, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest mean hdl cholesterol, crude recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 1998.
- What is the lowest mean hdl cholesterol, crude recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 1980.
- How does Malta rank for mean hdl cholesterol, crude?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 190 countries with data for 2018.
- Is mean hdl cholesterol, crude rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Mean HDL cholesterol, crude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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