Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Madagascar
Madagascar: Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past was 7.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Madagascar, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 7.5% for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Madagascar peaked at 8.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 134th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 8.6% | — |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 7.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.0%, 68% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 7.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.6%, 51% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.2% | 7.9% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 131 Italy 9.0% compare
- 132 Sudan 8.3% compare
- 133 Philippines 8.0% compare
- 135 Gabon 7.3% compare
- 136 South Korea 7.0% compare
- 137 East Timor 6.5% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Madagascar?
- Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past in Madagascar was 7.5% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past?
- Madagascar ranks 134th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, active on all 7 days of the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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