Physical inactivity in El Salvador
In El Salvador, 38.9% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
El Salvador, 2022
38.9%
Change from 2021
+0.5percentage points
Position in 2022
40th of 193
Physical inactivity in El Salvador over time
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El Salvador
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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 | El Salvador |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.9% |
| 2021 | 38.4% |
| 2020 | 38.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5% |
| 2018 | 37.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6% |
| 2016 | 36.1% |
| 2015 | 35.7% |
| 2014 | 35.2% |
| 2013 | 34.8% |
| 2012 | 34.4% |
| 2011 | 34.0% |
| 2010 | 33.6% |
| 2009 | 33.2% |
| 2008 | 32.8% |
| 2007 | 32.4% |
| 2006 | 31.9% |
| 2005 | 31.4% |
| 2004 | 30.9% |
| 2003 | 30.4% |
| 2002 | 29.9% |
| 2001 | 29.4% |
| 2000 | 29.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 38.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 34.4%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, El Salvador has the 40th highest value.
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