Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 29.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Cape Verde, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 29.8% 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 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Cape Verde peaked at 29.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2000.
That places Cape Verde 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 24.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 20.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 24.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 28.7% | 29.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Cape Verde?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Cape Verde was 29.8% 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- How does Cape Verde rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Cape Verde ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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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