Physical inactivity in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, 50.5% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Costa Rica, 2022
50.5%
Change from 2021
+0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
10th of 193
Physical inactivity in Costa Rica over time
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Costa Rica
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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 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 50.5% |
| 2021 | 50.1% |
| 2020 | 49.6% |
| 2019 | 49.2% |
| 2018 | 48.7% |
| 2017 | 48.3% |
| 2016 | 47.8% |
| 2015 | 47.4% |
| 2014 | 46.9% |
| 2013 | 46.4% |
| 2012 | 46.0% |
| 2011 | 45.5% |
| 2010 | 45.1% |
| 2009 | 44.6% |
| 2008 | 44.2% |
| 2007 | 43.7% |
| 2006 | 43.3% |
| 2005 | 42.9% |
| 2004 | 42.5% |
| 2003 | 42.0% |
| 2002 | 41.6% |
| 2001 | 41.2% |
| 2000 | 40.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 50.1% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 46.0%, the figure has changed by +4.5 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Costa Rica has the 10th highest value.
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