Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina is 23.8%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 23.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.8%, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111th 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +2.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 23.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 84% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 23.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.2%, 91% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.9% | 15.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 18.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.9% | 23.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 23.8% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.8% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 111th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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