Malta vs Romania: Average HDL cholesterol levels

Malta

1.4

in 2018

Romania

1.4

in 2018

Malta rank

16th

Romania rank

16th

Average HDL cholesterol levels over time

Malta
Romania

How they compare

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

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

Malta ranks 16th and Romania ranks 16th of 191 regions.

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Average HDL cholesterol levels in Malta
Average HDL cholesterol levels in Romania
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.