Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 31.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Afghanistan, 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 Afghanistan is 31.0%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Afghanistan peaked at 31.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2000.
Afghanistan ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2% | — |
| 2001 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.6% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 20.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 24.2% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.8% | 31.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 67 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.4% compare
- 68 Thailand 31.2% compare
- 69 Brunei Darussalam 31.0% compare
- 71 Dominica 30.8% compare
- 72 Uzbekistan 30.4% compare
- 73 Kiribati 30.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Afghanistan?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Afghanistan was 31.0% 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 Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Afghanistan ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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