Australia vs Latvia: Average HDL cholesterol levels

Australia
1.5
in 2018
Latvia
1.5
in 2018
Australia rank
3rd
Latvia rank
3rd

Average HDL cholesterol levels over time

  • Australia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.5 against 1.5 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Latvia ranks 3rd of 191 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average HDL cholesterol levels
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 7,449 data points, 1980–2018
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The estimated average level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, commonly known as "good cholesterol". Healthy levels are considered to be 1mmol/L or above for men or 1.2mmol/L or above for women.