The average LDL cholesterol for men is 115 mg/dL from age 25 through 29, 135 mg/dL from 35 to 39 and 145 mg/dL from age 45 to death. Women's average LDL cholesterol is 110 mg/dL from age 25 to 34, 120 mg/dL from 35 to 39, 130 mg/dL from age 45 to 49 and 150 mg/dL after age 55.ealthy LDL Ranges. The National Cholesterol Education Program reports that an LDL less than 100 mg/dL is optimal and a 100 to 129 mg/dL range is near optimal..