Physical inactivity in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, 31.0% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Afghanistan, 2022
31.0%
Change from 2021
+0.6percentage points
Position in 2022
71st of 193
Physical inactivity in Afghanistan over time
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Afghanistan
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% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 31.0% |
| 2021 | 30.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% |
| 2019 | 29.2% |
| 2018 | 28.6% |
| 2017 | 28.0% |
| 2016 | 27.4% |
| 2015 | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 26.2% |
| 2013 | 25.7% |
| 2012 | 25.2% |
| 2011 | 24.7% |
| 2010 | 24.2% |
| 2009 | 23.7% |
| 2008 | 23.3% |
| 2007 | 22.8% |
| 2006 | 22.4% |
| 2005 | 22.0% |
| 2004 | 21.6% |
| 2003 | 21.2% |
| 2002 | 20.9% |
| 2001 | 20.5% |
| 2000 | 20.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 30.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 25.2%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Afghanistan has the 71st highest value.
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