Insufficient physical activity

% Adults attaining <150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or <75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent. All adults

Key

< 10%
10-20%
20-30%
30-40%
≥ 40%

Africa region

  • South Africa: 44.8%
  • Mauritania: 38.5%
  • Cabo Verde: 31.2%
  • Cote d'Ivoire: 31.2%
  • Mauritius: 29.9%

Americas region

  • Cuba: 61.1%
  • Panama: 57.6%
  • Costa Rica: 49.7%
  • Suriname: 48.9%
  • Venezuela: 45.7%

Eastern Mediterranean region

  • United Arab Emirates: 66.1%
  • Kuwait: 63.3%
  • Lebanon: 58.6%
  • Qatar: 53.5%
  • Iraq: 52%

European region

  • Portugal: 51.7%
  • Serbia: 44.9%
  • Turkey: 44.4%
  • Cyprus: 40.8%
  • Malta: 40.7%

SE Asia region

  • India: 49.4%
  • Sri Lanka: 37.2%
  • Thailand: 28.9%
  • North Korea: 27%
  • Timor-Leste: 26.9%

Western Pacific region

  • South Korea: 58.1%
  • Philippines: 45.5%
  • Japan: 44.7%
  • Malaysia: 39.9%
  • Brunei Darussalam: 32.5%

Source: WHO (2024). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18-years age-standardized estimate in 2022. Available at https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/prevalence-of-insufficient-physical-activity-among-adults-aged-18-years-(age-standardized-estimate)-(-)

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