Physical inactivity in Cuba

In Cuba, 63.8% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Cuba, 2022 63.8% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +1.3percentage points 2021: 62.5%
Position in 2022 2nd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Cuba 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.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Cuba
2022 63.8%
2021 62.5%
2020 61.2%
2019 59.8%
2018 58.5%
2017 57.1%
2016 55.7%
2015 54.3%
2014 52.9%
2013 51.4%
2012 50.0%
2011 48.6%
2010 47.1%
2009 45.7%
2008 44.3%
2007 42.9%
2006 41.5%
2005 40.1%
2004 38.7%
2003 37.3%
2002 35.9%
2001 34.6%
2000 33.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 62.5% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 50.0%, the figure has changed by +13.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Cuba has the 2nd highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Cuba
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory