Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 50.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Costa Rica, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Costa Rica stood at 50.5%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Costa Rica peaked at 50.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 10th 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.8% | — |
| 2001 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.7% | 40.8% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 45.1% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 49.6% | 50.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Costa Rica?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Costa Rica was 50.5% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 50.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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