Brazil vs Congo: Average HDL cholesterol levels

Brazil
1.2
in 2018
Congo
1.2
in 2018
Brazil rank
62nd
Congo rank
62nd

Average HDL cholesterol levels over time

  • Brazil
  • Congo
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1.2 against 1.2 in Congo, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo ahead.

Brazil ranks 62nd and Congo ranks 62nd 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
Last refreshed

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.