Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 30.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
30.0%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 138 countries
All-time high
31.2%
in 2010
All-time low
30.0%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Dominican Republic, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Dominican Republic stood at 30.0%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Dominican Republic peaked at 31.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2025.
Dominican Republic ranks 37th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 31.2% | — |
| 2011 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | -0.1% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 30.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 30.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.8%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.4% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 30.0% | 30.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 34 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
- 35 Kenya 30.5% compare
- 36 Vanuatu 30.5% compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.0% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 30.0% compare
- 40 Madagascar 29.8% compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 598 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0434 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Dominican Republic?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Dominican Republic was 30.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2025.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Dominican Republic ranks 37th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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