Insufficiently active in Australia

Australia: Insufficiently active was 89.02 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
89.02
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 132 countries
All-time high
89.02
in 2016
All-time low
87.05
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Insufficiently active in Australia, 2001–2016

0204060802001200820162001: 872002: 87.22003: 87.32004: 87.52005: 87.62006: 87.72007: 87.82008: 882009: 88.12010: 88.22011: 88.42012: 88.52013: 88.62014: 88.82015: 88.92016: 89

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

Australia recorded 89.02 for insufficiently active in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insufficiently active in Australia peaked at 89.02 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.05, in 2001.

Australia ranks 7th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Insufficiently active in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Insufficiently active (crude estimate) in Australia, 2001 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2001 87.05 —
2002 87.18 +0.2%
2003 87.32 +0.2%
2004 87.45 +0.2%
2005 87.58 +0.1%
2006 87.71 +0.1%
2007 87.84 +0.2%
2008 87.98 +0.2%
2009 88.11 +0.2%
2010 88.25 +0.2%
2011 88.38 +0.1%
2012 88.51 +0.1%
2013 88.64 +0.1%
2014 88.76 +0.1%
2015 88.89 +0.1%
2016 89.02 +0.1%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 89.02 is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.08, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 89.02 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 86.38, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.58 87.05 88.11 9
2010s 88.63 88.25 89.02 7

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Sudan 90.3 compare
  2. 5 East Timor 89.37 compare
  3. 6 Zambia 89.27 compare
  4. 8 Venezuela 88.76 compare
  5. 9 New Zealand 88.74 compare
  6. 10 Italy 88.62 compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insufficiently active in Australia?
Insufficiently active in Australia was 89.02 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest insufficiently active recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 89.02 in 2016.
What is the lowest insufficiently active recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.05 in 2001.
How does Australia rank for insufficiently active?
Australia ranks 7th out of 132 countries with data for 2016.
Is insufficiently active rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia 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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Indicator
Insufficiently active (crude estimate)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
145 places, 2,320 data points, 2001–2016
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