Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Malaysia
Malaysia: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 24.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Malaysia, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 24.5% for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Malaysia peaked at 24.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2010.
Malaysia ranks 64th of 138 countries on this measure, 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.5% | — |
| 2011 | 21.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 24.5% | +1.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 24.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.2%, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 24.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.5% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.9% | 23.3% | 24.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 652 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 0.0316 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Malaysia?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Malaysia was 24.5% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2010.
- How does Malaysia rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Malaysia ranks 64th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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