Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Palau
Palau: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 26.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Palau, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palau recorded 26.4% for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Palau peaked at 34.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2022.
Palau ranks 101st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.4% | — |
| 2001 | 33.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 26.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 30.1% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.1% | 26.9% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.4% | 26.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Palau?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Palau was 26.4% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Palau ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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