Japan vs Sweden: Average HDL cholesterol levels

Japan

1.6

in 2018

Sweden

1.5

in 2018

Japan rank

1st

Sweden rank

3rd

Average HDL cholesterol levels over time

Japan
Sweden

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.6 against 1.5 in Sweden, a difference of 0.1.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

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

Japan ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 3rd of 191 countries.

Individual pages

Average HDL cholesterol levels in Japan
Average HDL cholesterol levels in Sweden
Full country ranking

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.