Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week was 30.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vanuatu, 2010–2025
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2025, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vanuatu stood at 30.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vanuatu peaked at 30.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2010.
That places Vanuatu 36th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 27.8% | — |
| 2011 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | +0.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 30.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.1%, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 30.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.6% | 30.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 33 Bhutan 30.8% compare
- 34 Afghanistan 30.6% compare
- 35 Kenya 30.5% compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 30.0% compare
- 38 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 30.0% compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 30.0% compare
More health data for Vanuatu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8846 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 44 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3888 % 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 0.0639 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.395 % 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 0.0682 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vanuatu?
- Physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week in Vanuatu was 30.5% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week?
- Vanuatu ranks 36th out of 138 countries with data for 2025.
- Is physical activity among adolescents, no active days in the past week rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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