Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Malaysia
Malaysia: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 39.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
39.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 194 countries
All-time high
39.9%
in 2009
All-time low
39.2%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Malaysia, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 39.2% 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 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Malaysia peaked at 39.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2022.
That places Malaysia 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.3% | — |
| 2001 | 39.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 39.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 39.3% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Malaysia?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Malaysia was 39.2% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2022.
- How does Malaysia rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Malaysia ranks 37th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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