Insufficiently active in United States

United States: Insufficiently active was 72.05 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
72.05
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
129th
of 132 countries
All-time high
75.67
in 2001
All-time low
72.05
in 2016
Years of data
16
2001–2016

Insufficiently active in United States, 2001–2016

0204060802001200820162001: 75.72002: 75.42003: 75.22004: 752005: 74.72006: 74.52007: 74.22008: 742009: 73.82010: 73.52011: 73.32012: 732013: 72.82014: 72.52015: 72.32016: 72

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

The most recent figure for insufficiently active in United States is 72.05, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insufficiently active in United States peaked at 75.67 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 72.05, in 2016.

That places United States 129th out of 132 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Insufficiently active in United States, year by year

Annual values for Insufficiently active (crude estimate) in United States, 2001 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2001 75.67 —
2002 75.43 -0.3%
2003 75.19 -0.3%
2004 74.95 -0.3%
2005 74.72 -0.3%
2006 74.48 -0.3%
2007 74.25 -0.3%
2008 74 -0.3%
2009 73.76 -0.3%
2010 73.51 -0.3%
2011 73.27 -0.3%
2012 73.03 -0.3%
2013 72.78 -0.3%
2014 72.54 -0.3%
2015 72.29 -0.3%
2016 72.05 -0.3%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 72.05 is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.08, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.72 73.76 75.67 9
2010s 72.78 72.05 73.51 7

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 126 India 73.93 compare
  2. 127 Albania 73.88 compare
  3. 128 Bulgaria 73.33 compare
  4. 130 Ireland 71.79 compare
  5. 131 Slovakia 71.53 compare
  6. 132 Bangladesh 66.12 compare

See the full ranking of 145 places →

More health data for United States

All data for United States →

Frequently asked questions

What is insufficiently active in United States?
Insufficiently active in United States was 72.05 in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest insufficiently active recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 75.67 in 2001.
What is the lowest insufficiently active recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 72.05 in 2016.
How does United States rank for insufficiently active?
United States ranks 129th out of 132 countries with data for 2016.
Is insufficiently active rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Insufficiently active in United States. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 26 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/insufficiently-active-crude-estimate/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/insufficiently-active-crude-estimate/united-states/">Insufficiently active in United States</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed