Physical inactivity in Brazil
In Brazil, 40.9% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Brazil, 2022
40.9%
Change from 2021
+0.6percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
39.8%
Position in 2022
30th of 193
Physical inactivity in Brazil over time
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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 | Brazil |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 40.9% |
| 2021 | 40.3% |
| 2020 | 39.8% |
| 2019 | 39.2% |
| 2018 | 38.6% |
| 2017 | 38.1% |
| 2016 | 37.5% |
| 2015 | 37.0% |
| 2014 | 36.4% |
| 2013 | 35.9% |
| 2012 | 35.4% |
| 2011 | 34.9% |
| 2010 | 34.4% |
| 2009 | 33.9% |
| 2008 | 33.5% |
| 2007 | 33.0% |
| 2006 | 32.7% |
| 2005 | 32.3% |
| 2004 | 31.9% |
| 2003 | 31.6% |
| 2002 | 31.3% |
| 2001 | 30.9% |
| 2000 | 30.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 40.3% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 35.4%, the figure has changed by +5.6 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Brazil has the 30th highest value.
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