Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Madagascar
Madagascar: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 29.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Madagascar, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Madagascar stood at 29.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Madagascar peaked at 29.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 2010.
That places Madagascar 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.6% | — |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 29.7% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 29.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.6%, 98% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 29.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.2%, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.2% | 27.6% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.0% | 29.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 37 Dominican Republic 30.0% compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.0% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 30.0% compare
- 41 Fiji 29.8% compare
- 42 Jamaica 29.6% compare
- 43 Indonesia 29.6% 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, no active days in the past week in Madagascar?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Madagascar was 29.8% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Madagascar ranks 40th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, no active days in the past week, prevalence (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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