Physical inactivity in China
In China, 23.3% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
China, 2022
23.3%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
39.8%
Position in 2022
114th of 193
Physical inactivity in China 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 | China |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.3% |
| 2021 | 23.0% |
| 2020 | 22.8% |
| 2019 | 22.5% |
| 2018 | 22.3% |
| 2017 | 22.1% |
| 2016 | 21.9% |
| 2015 | 21.7% |
| 2014 | 21.5% |
| 2013 | 21.3% |
| 2012 | 21.1% |
| 2011 | 21.0% |
| 2010 | 20.8% |
| 2009 | 20.6% |
| 2008 | 20.5% |
| 2007 | 20.3% |
| 2006 | 20.2% |
| 2005 | 20.0% |
| 2004 | 20.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% |
| 2002 | 19.9% |
| 2001 | 19.8% |
| 2000 | 19.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 23.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 21.1%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, China has the 114th highest value.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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Alcohol consumption
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