Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Americas (WHO region)
Americas (WHO region): Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 18.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Americas (WHO region), 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Americas (WHO region) is 18.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Americas (WHO region) peaked at 20.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Americas (WHO region), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 20.0% | — |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.8% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.6% | 19.1% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 18.7% | 19.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Americas (WHO region)?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Americas (WHO region) was 18.7% in 2025, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Americas (WHO region)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2025.
- How does Americas (WHO region) rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Americas (WHO region) ranks 7th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Americas (WHO region)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Americas (WHO region) data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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