Bulgaria vs Malta: Average HDL cholesterol levels

Bulgaria

1.4

in 2018

Malta

1.4

in 2018

Bulgaria rank

16th

Malta rank

16th

Average HDL cholesterol levels over time

Bulgaria
Malta

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1.4 against 1.4 in Malta, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 16th and Malta ranks 16th of 191 countries.

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Average HDL cholesterol levels in Bulgaria
Average HDL cholesterol levels in Malta
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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: 07 August 2026

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.