Physical inactivity in Dominica

In Dominica, 30.8% 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
Dominica, 2022 30.8% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.7percentage points 2021: 30.2%
Position in 2022 72nd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Dominica 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 Dominica
2022 30.8%
2021 30.2%
2020 29.6%
2019 29.0%
2018 28.4%
2017 27.9%
2016 27.4%
2015 26.9%
2014 26.6%
2013 26.3%
2012 25.8%
2011 25.5%
2010 25.0%
2009 24.5%
2008 24.0%
2007 23.5%
2006 23.0%
2005 22.5%
2004 22.1%
2003 21.7%
2002 21.3%
2001 20.9%
2000 20.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 30.2% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 25.8%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Dominica has the 72nd 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 Dominica
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