Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Panama
Panama: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 57.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Panama, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Panama recorded 57.6% for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Panama peaked at 57.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2000.
Panama ranks 6th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 45.2% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 46.3% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 47.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 51.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.8% | 35.7% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 45.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.6% | 55.6% | 57.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Panama?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Panama was 57.6% 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Panama ranks 6th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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