Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 28.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 28.1%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 28.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2000.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 84th 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.7% | — |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 21.2% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 21.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of compared with similar countries
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 28.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.5%, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's 28.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.3%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.7% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.2% | 28.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 28.1% 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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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