Insufficiently active in Africa (WHO region)
Africa (WHO region): Insufficiently active was 85.4 in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
85.4
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 11 groups
All-time high
85.98
in 2001
All-time low
85.4
in 2016
Years of data
16
2001–2016
Insufficiently active in Africa (WHO region), 2001–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insufficiently active in Africa (WHO region) is 85.4, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insufficiently active in Africa (WHO region) peaked at 85.98 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 85.4, in 2016.
Insufficiently active in Africa (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85.98 | — |
| 2002 | 85.94 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.91 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.87 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.83 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.8 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.76 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.72 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.68 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.64 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.61 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.57 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.53 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.49 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.45 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.4 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.83 | 85.68 | 85.98 | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.53 | 85.4 | 85.64 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Africa (WHO region)
- 1 Republic of Korea 94.18 compare
- 2 Philippines 93.41 compare
- 3 Cambodia 91.58 compare
- 4 Sudan 90.3 compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 89.37 compare
- 6 Zambia 89.27 compare
More health data for Africa (WHO region)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases 20,261 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases 12,202 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases 20,578 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases 179,400 (2025)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 1,654 (2025)
- Number of neonatal deaths 1.07 million (2024)
- Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 32.3% (2024)
- Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard 12.3% (2024)
- Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) 11.3% (2024)
- Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard 4.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insufficiently active in Africa (WHO region)?
- Insufficiently active in Africa (WHO region) was 85.4 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest insufficiently active recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.98 in 2001.
- What is the lowest insufficiently active recorded in Africa (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4 in 2016.
- How does Africa (WHO region) rank for insufficiently active?
- Africa (WHO region) ranks 3rd out of 11 groups with data for 2016.
- Is insufficiently active rising or falling in Africa (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Insufficiently active (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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