Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Average HDL cholesterol levels
Luxembourg
1.6
in 2018
Switzerland
1.5
in 2018
Luxembourg rank
1st
Switzerland rank
3rd
Average HDL cholesterol levels over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 1.6 against 1.5 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 1.44 | 1.4 | 0.04 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 1.52 | 1.43 | 0.0889 | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hdl cholesterol levels, Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Luxembourg, at 1.6 against 1.5 in Switzerland as of 2018.
- What is the difference in average hdl cholesterol levels between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 0.1, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for average hdl cholesterol levels?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average HDL cholesterol levels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.