Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bahrain
Bahrain: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 38.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bahrain, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bahrain is 38.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bahrain peaked at 38.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2000.
That places Bahrain 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.7% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 38.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.1% | 31.7% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 34.8% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.3% | 37.9% | 38.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bahrain?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bahrain was 38.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2000.
- How does Bahrain rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Bahrain ranks 36th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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