Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Mozambique
Mozambique: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 8.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Mozambique, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Mozambique stood at 8.2%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Mozambique peaked at 8.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2003.
Mozambique ranks 185th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 6.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.6% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Mozambique?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Mozambique was 8.2% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2003.
- How does Mozambique rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Mozambique ranks 185th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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