Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels 2002
Average non-HDL cholesterol levels indicate heart disease risk and vary across countries.
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Complete Data Rankings
Rank | Actions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1 |  Lithuania | 4.2 mg/dL | |
2 |  Serbia | 4.2 mg/dL | |
3 |  Kuwait | 4.1 mg/dL | |
4 |  Latvia | 4.1 mg/dL | |
5 |  Malta | 4.1 mg/dL | |
6 |  Andorra | 4 mg/dL | |
7 |  Austria | 4 mg/dL | |
8 |  Bulgaria | 4 mg/dL | |
9 |  Costa Rica | 4 mg/dL | |
10 |  Croatia | 4 mg/dL | |
11 |  Czech Republic | 4 mg/dL | |
12 |  Fiji | 4 mg/dL | |
13 |  Germany | 4 mg/dL | |
14 |  Hungary | 4 mg/dL | |
15 |  Lebanon | 4 mg/dL | |
16 |  Malaysia | 4 mg/dL | |
17 |  New Zealand | 4 mg/dL | |
18 |  North Macedonia | 4 mg/dL | |
19 |  Norway | 4 mg/dL | |
20 |  Seychelles | 4 mg/dL | |
21 |  Switzerland | 4 mg/dL | |
22 |  United Kingdom | 4 mg/dL | |
23 |  Colombia | 3.9 mg/dL | |
24 |  Cook Islands | 3.9 mg/dL | |
25 |  Denmark | 3.9 mg/dL | |
26 |  Ecuador | 3.9 mg/dL | |
27 |  Estonia | 3.9 mg/dL | |
28 |  France | 3.9 mg/dL | |
29 |  Honduras | 3.9 mg/dL | |
30 |  Iceland | 3.9 mg/dL | |
31 |  Iran | 3.9 mg/dL | |
32 |  Italy | 3.9 mg/dL | |
33 |  Jordan | 3.9 mg/dL | |
34 |  Luxembourg | 3.9 mg/dL | |
35 |  Mexico | 3.9 mg/dL | |
36 |  Montenegro | 3.9 mg/dL | |
37 |  Nauru | 3.9 mg/dL | |
38 |  Qatar | 3.9 mg/dL | |
39 |  Slovenia | 3.9 mg/dL | |
40 |  Ukraine | 3.9 mg/dL | |
41 |  Argentina | 3.8 mg/dL | |
42 |  Australia | 3.8 mg/dL | |
43 |  Bahrain | 3.8 mg/dL | |
44 |  Belarus | 3.8 mg/dL | |
45 |  Belgium | 3.8 mg/dL | |
46 |  Chile | 3.8 mg/dL | |
47 |  Cyprus | 3.8 mg/dL | |
48 |  Finland | 3.8 mg/dL | |
49 |  Iraq | 3.8 mg/dL | |
50 |  Netherlands | 3.8 mg/dL | |
51 |  Oman | 3.8 mg/dL | |
52 |  Panama | 3.8 mg/dL | |
53 |  Poland | 3.8 mg/dL | |
54 |  Singapore | 3.8 mg/dL | |
55 |  Slovakia | 3.8 mg/dL | |
56 |  Thailand | 3.8 mg/dL | |
57 |  Tonga | 3.8 mg/dL | |
58 |  United Arab Emirates | 3.8 mg/dL | |
59 |  Venezuela | 3.8 mg/dL | |
60 |  Albania | 3.7 mg/dL | |
61 |  Brazil | 3.7 mg/dL | |
62 |  Brunei Darussalam | 3.7 mg/dL | |
63 |  Canada | 3.7 mg/dL | |
64 |  El Salvador | 3.7 mg/dL | |
65 |  Ireland | 3.7 mg/dL | |
66 |  Israel | 3.7 mg/dL | |
67 |  Mauritius | 3.7 mg/dL | |
68 |  Portugal | 3.7 mg/dL | |
69 |  Romania | 3.7 mg/dL | |
70 |  Russia | 3.7 mg/dL | |
71 |  Samoa | 3.7 mg/dL | |
72 |  Spain | 3.7 mg/dL | |
73 |  Sweden | 3.7 mg/dL | |
74 |  Syrian Arab Republic | 3.7 mg/dL | |
75 |  Tuvalu | 3.7 mg/dL | |
76 |  Uruguay | 3.7 mg/dL | |
77 |  Algeria | 3.6 mg/dL | |
78 |  Bahamas | 3.6 mg/dL | |
79 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.6 mg/dL | |
80 |  Egypt | 3.6 mg/dL | |
81 |  Greece | 3.6 mg/dL | |
82 |  Marshall Islands | 3.6 mg/dL | |
83 |  Micronesia (Fed. States of) | 3.6 mg/dL | |
84 |  Republic of Moldova | 3.6 mg/dL | |
85 |  Palau | 3.6 mg/dL | |
86 |  Paraguay | 3.6 mg/dL | |
87 |  Philippines | 3.6 mg/dL | |
88 |  South Korea | 3.6 mg/dL | |
89 |  United States | 3.6 mg/dL | |
90 |  Dominica | 3.5 mg/dL | |
91 |  Guatemala | 3.5 mg/dL | |
92 |  Japan | 3.5 mg/dL | |
93 |  Libya | 3.5 mg/dL | |
94 |  Niue | 3.5 mg/dL | |
95 |  Papua New Guinea | 3.5 mg/dL | |
96 |  Peru | 3.5 mg/dL | |
97 |  Saudi Arabia | 3.5 mg/dL | |
98 |  Solomon Islands | 3.5 mg/dL | |
99 |  Turkey | 3.5 mg/dL | |
100 |  Vanuatu | 3.5 mg/dL | |
101 |  Yemen | 3.5 mg/dL | |
102 |  Bolivia | 3.4 mg/dL | |
103 |  Cuba | 3.4 mg/dL | |
104 |  Dominican Republic | 3.4 mg/dL | |
105 |  Guyana | 3.4 mg/dL | |
106 |  India | 3.4 mg/dL | |
107 |  Kiribati | 3.4 mg/dL | |
108 |  Mongolia | 3.4 mg/dL | |
109 |  Nicaragua | 3.4 mg/dL | |
110 |  North Korea | 3.4 mg/dL | |
111 |  Suriname | 3.4 mg/dL | |
112 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4 mg/dL | |
113 |  Tunisia | 3.4 mg/dL | |
114 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 3.3 mg/dL | |
115 |  Armenia | 3.3 mg/dL | |
116 |  Azerbaijan | 3.3 mg/dL | |
117 |  Grenada | 3.3 mg/dL | |
118 |  Haiti | 3.3 mg/dL | |
119 |  Jamaica | 3.3 mg/dL | |
120 |  Morocco | 3.3 mg/dL | |
121 |  Myanmar | 3.3 mg/dL | |
122 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3.3 mg/dL | |
123 |  Turkmenistan | 3.3 mg/dL | |
124 |  Barbados | 3.2 mg/dL | |
125 |  Belize | 3.2 mg/dL | |
126 |  Bhutan | 3.2 mg/dL | |
127 |  China | 3.2 mg/dL | |
128 |  Kazakhstan | 3.2 mg/dL | |
129 |  Maldives | 3.2 mg/dL | |
130 |  Pakistan | 3.2 mg/dL | |
131 |  Saint Lucia | 3.2 mg/dL | |
132 |  South Africa | 3.2 mg/dL | |
133 |  Afghanistan | 3.1 mg/dL | |
134 |  Bangladesh | 3.1 mg/dL | |
135 |  Indonesia | 3.1 mg/dL | |
136 |  Kyrgyzstan | 3.1 mg/dL | |
137 |  Laos | 3.1 mg/dL | |
138 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.1 mg/dL | |
139 |  Sri Lanka | 3.1 mg/dL | |
140 |  Uzbekistan | 3.1 mg/dL | |
141 |  Vietnam | 3.1 mg/dL | |
142 |  Cambodia | 3 mg/dL | |
143 |  Djibouti | 3 mg/dL | |
144 |  Timor-Leste | 3 mg/dL | |
145 |  Gabon | 3 mg/dL | |
146 |  Georgia | 3 mg/dL | |
147 |  Nepal | 3 mg/dL | |
148 |  Congo | 2.9 mg/dL | |
149 |  Ghana | 2.9 mg/dL | |
150 |  Mauritania | 2.9 mg/dL | |
151 |  Somalia | 2.9 mg/dL | |
152 |  Tajikistan | 2.9 mg/dL | |
153 |  Angola | 2.8 mg/dL | |
154 |  Botswana | 2.8 mg/dL | |
155 |  Central African Republic | 2.8 mg/dL | |
156 |  Equatorial Guinea | 2.8 mg/dL | |
157 |  Eritrea | 2.8 mg/dL | |
158 |  Gambia | 2.8 mg/dL | |
159 |  Sudan | 2.8 mg/dL | |
160 |  Tanzania | 2.8 mg/dL | |
161 |  Zimbabwe | 2.8 mg/dL | |
162 |  Benin | 2.7 mg/dL | |
163 |  Cameroon | 2.7 mg/dL | |
164 |  Cabo Verde | 2.7 mg/dL | |
165 |  Comoros | 2.7 mg/dL | |
166 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 2.7 mg/dL | |
167 |  Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.7 mg/dL | |
168 |  Eswatini | 2.7 mg/dL | |
169 |  Guinea | 2.7 mg/dL | |
170 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2.7 mg/dL | |
171 |  Liberia | 2.7 mg/dL | |
172 |  Madagascar | 2.7 mg/dL | |
173 |  Mozambique | 2.7 mg/dL | |
174 |  Namibia | 2.7 mg/dL | |
175 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 2.7 mg/dL | |
176 |  Senegal | 2.7 mg/dL | |
177 |  Sierra Leone | 2.7 mg/dL | |
178 |  Zambia | 2.7 mg/dL | |
179 |  Chad | 2.6 mg/dL | |
180 |  Ethiopia | 2.6 mg/dL | |
181 |  Kenya | 2.6 mg/dL | |
182 |  Mali | 2.6 mg/dL | |
183 |  Togo | 2.6 mg/dL | |
184 |  Uganda | 2.6 mg/dL | |
185 |  Burundi | 2.5 mg/dL | |
186 |  Niger | 2.5 mg/dL | |
187 |  Burkina Faso | 2.4 mg/dL | |
188 |  Lesotho | 2.4 mg/dL | |
189 |  Nigeria | 2.4 mg/dL | |
190 |  Rwanda | 2.4 mg/dL | |
191 |  Malawi | 2.2 mg/dL |
Analysis: These countries represent the highest values in this dataset, showcasing significant scale and impact on global statistics.
- #191Malawi
- #190Rwanda
- #189Nigeria
- #188Lesotho
- #187Burkina Faso
- #186Niger
- #185Burundi
- #184Uganda
- #183Togo
- #182Mali
Context: These countries or territories have the lowest values, often due to geographic size, administrative status, or specific characteristics.
Analysis & Context
In 2002, Lithuania and Serbia led the world with the highest Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels, each recording a level of 4.2 mg/dL. Across 191 countries, the levels ranged from a minimum of 2.20 mg/dL to a maximum of 4.20 mg/dL. The global average was 3.40 mg/dL, providing a critical benchmark for assessing heart disease risk worldwide.
Regional Disparities in Cholesterol Levels
The data from 2002 highlights significant regional disparities in Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels. European countries such as Lithuania, Serbia, and Latvia are at the top, with levels reaching up to 4.2 mg/dL and 4.1 mg/dL, respectively. These high figures can be attributed to dietary patterns rich in saturated fats and urban lifestyle factors common in these regions.
In contrast, African countries such as Malawi and Burkina Faso reported some of the lowest levels, with 2.2 mg/dL and 2.4 mg/dL, respectively. These lower levels are often associated with traditional diets that are high in fiber and low in processed foods, as well as more active lifestyles prevalent in rural settings.
Socioeconomic Factors Influencing Cholesterol Levels
Socioeconomic factors play a crucial role in shaping cholesterol levels, as evidenced by the data. Countries with higher incomes often show elevated cholesterol levels due to access to energy-dense foods and sedentary lifestyles. For instance, Kuwait and Malta both show levels of 4.1 mg/dL, reflecting the influence of Western dietary habits and low physical activity in affluent societies.
Conversely, lower-income countries like Nigeria and Rwanda, with levels at 2.4 mg/dL, may benefit from limited access to processed foods, resulting in healthier cholesterol profiles. However, these countries face other health challenges, including malnutrition and infectious diseases.
Year-over-Year Trends and Their Implications
The year-over-year data reveals a slight overall decline in global Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels, with an average change of -0.01 mg/dL (-0.2%). Notably, some countries experienced significant changes. Yemen and China both saw increases of +0.10 mg/dL, reflecting economic growth and dietary shifts towards higher fat consumption.
On the other hand, countries like France and Netherlands recorded decreases of -0.10 mg/dL (-2.5% and -2.6%, respectively), potentially due to public health initiatives promoting healthier eating and increased physical activity. Such trends indicate the impact of policy and public awareness on health outcomes.
Policy Implications and Health Strategies
The variations in Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels underscore the need for targeted health policies. Countries with higher levels should consider implementing strategies that promote dietary changes and physical activity. For example, public health campaigns in the United Kingdom, where levels are 4.0 mg/dL, could focus on reducing saturated fat intake.
In contrast, countries with lower levels, such as Malawi and Burkina Faso, should continue to encourage traditional diets while addressing other health risks. International cooperation and knowledge sharing can aid in developing comprehensive health strategies that consider both cholesterol management and broader health challenges.
Frequently Asked Questions About Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels in 2002
Which country had the highest average non-HDL cholesterol level in 2002?
Lithuania had the highest average non-HDL cholesterol level in 2002, with 4.2 mg/dL.
What was the lowest average non-HDL cholesterol level recorded in 2002?
The lowest average non-HDL cholesterol level in 2002 was recorded in Malawi, with 2.2 mg/dL.
What was the average non-HDL cholesterol level across all countries in 2002?
The average non-HDL cholesterol level across all countries in 2002 was 3.4 mg/dL.
What was the median non-HDL cholesterol level among countries in 2002?
The median non-HDL cholesterol level among countries in 2002 was 3.5 mg/dL.
How many countries are included in the dataset for average non-HDL cholesterol levels in 2002?
The dataset includes 191 countries for average non-HDL cholesterol levels in 2002.
Which countries were in the top 10 for average non-HDL cholesterol levels in 2002?
The top 10 countries for average non-HDL cholesterol levels in 2002 were Lithuania, Serbia, Latvia, Kuwait, Malta, United Kingdom, Fiji, Czech Republic, Croatia, and Hungary.
Insights by country
Andorra
In 2002, Andorra achieved a global rank of #6 with an average non-HDL cholesterol level of 4 mg/dL. This figure is notably lower than many countries, reflecting a healthier lipid profile compared to the global average. The country's high standard of living, combined with its emphasis on outdoor activities and a Mediterranean diet, contributes to these favorable health metrics.
Solomon Islands
In 2002, the Solomon Islands ranked #90 globally for Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels, with a value of 3.5 mg/dL. This level is relatively low compared to countries with higher cholesterol averages, indicating better cardiovascular health outcomes. Contributing factors to this statistic include the Solomon Islands' traditional diet, which is rich in fish and coconut, and a lifestyle that emphasizes physical activity in a predominantly rural population.
Belarus
In 2002, Belarus ranked #45 globally with an average Non-HDL Cholesterol Level of 3.8 mg/dL. This level is relatively low compared to countries with higher cholesterol averages, such as the United States, which faces significant health challenges related to diet and lifestyle. The lower cholesterol levels in Belarus can be attributed to dietary habits influenced by traditional cuisine, which often includes less saturated fat, combined with a healthcare system that emphasizes preventive measures.
Republic of Moldova
In 2002, the Republic of Moldova had an average non-HDL cholesterol level of 3.6 mg/dL, ranking #82 out of 191 countries. This level is relatively low compared to many Western nations, where higher cholesterol levels are more common due to dietary habits. Contributing factors include Moldova's economic challenges and a diet that is traditionally lower in saturated fats, which may influence overall cholesterol levels.
Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde ranked #163 globally for Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels in 2002, with a level of 2.7 mg/dL. This figure is notably lower than many countries, reflecting a broader trend in the region, where dietary habits and lifestyle factors significantly influence health outcomes. The country's limited agricultural resources and reliance on imported foods may contribute to its cholesterol levels, alongside a growing awareness of health issues among its population.
Angola
In 2002, Angola had an average non-HDL cholesterol level of 2.8 mg/dL, ranking #153 out of 191 countries. This level is significantly lower than many countries, indicating a potential lack of access to high-cholesterol foods. Contributing factors include Angola's economic challenges and limited healthcare infrastructure, which may influence dietary habits and overall health awareness among the population.
Lesotho
In 2002, Lesotho had an average non-HDL cholesterol level of 2.4 mg/dL, ranking #187 out of 191 countries. This level is significantly lower than the global average, indicating potential dietary and health challenges within the population. Contributing factors include high rates of poverty and limited access to healthcare services, which can impact nutritional choices and overall health management.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica achieved a strong position in 2002 with an average non-HDL cholesterol level of 4 mg/dL, ranking #9 out of 191 countries. This level is significantly lower than many countries in the Americas, indicating a healthier lipid profile. Contributing factors include Costa Rica's emphasis on public health initiatives, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, and a relatively high standard of healthcare access compared to regional neighbors.
Antigua and Barbuda
In 2002, Antigua and Barbuda ranked #114 globally for Average Non-HDL Cholesterol Levels, with a value of 3.3 mg/dL. This level is relatively low compared to countries with higher cholesterol averages, indicating potential health advantages. Factors contributing to this statistic include the island's diet, which is often rich in fresh seafood and fruits, and a generally active lifestyle influenced by its tourism-driven economy.
Belgium
In 2002, Belgium had an average non-HDL cholesterol level of 3.8 mg/dL, ranking #44 out of 191 countries. This level is lower than that of neighboring France, which has been noted for higher cholesterol levels among its population. Contributing factors to Belgium's cholesterol statistics include its dietary habits, which emphasize a variety of fats, and public health initiatives aimed at promoting cardiovascular health.
Data Source
Average non-HDL cholesterol levels | Our World in Data
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