Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Samoa
Samoa: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ was 12.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Samoa, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 12.9% 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 5.1% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Samoa peaked at 37.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2022.
That places Samoa 169th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.6% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.5% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 21.8% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 25.3% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 15.2% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 12.9% | 14.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Samoa?
- Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ in Samoa was 12.9% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2022.
- How does Samoa rank for prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+?
- Samoa ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Samoa 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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