Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 8.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 8.0% for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ethiopia peaked at 12.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2022.
That places Ethiopia 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 11.0% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 8.3% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ethiopia?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Ethiopia was 8.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Ethiopia ranks 186th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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