Physical inactivity in Cameroon
In Cameroon, 16.7% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Cameroon, 2022
16.7%
Change from 2021
−0.1percentage points
Position in 2022
141st of 193
Physical inactivity in Cameroon over time
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Cameroon
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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 | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.7% |
| 2021 | 16.8% |
| 2020 | 17.0% |
| 2019 | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 17.3% |
| 2017 | 17.5% |
| 2016 | 17.7% |
| 2015 | 17.9% |
| 2014 | 18.2% |
| 2013 | 18.5% |
| 2012 | 18.8% |
| 2011 | 19.1% |
| 2010 | 19.4% |
| 2009 | 19.7% |
| 2008 | 20.0% |
| 2007 | 20.3% |
| 2006 | 20.5% |
| 2005 | 20.8% |
| 2004 | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 21.2% |
| 2002 | 21.5% |
| 2001 | 21.7% |
| 2000 | 21.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 16.8% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 18.8%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Cameroon has the 141st highest value.
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