Physical inactivity in Ghana
In Ghana, 19.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Ghana, 2022
19.2%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
Position in 2022
131st of 193
Physical inactivity in Ghana 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 | Ghana |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 19.2% |
| 2021 | 18.9% |
| 2020 | 18.7% |
| 2019 | 18.4% |
| 2018 | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 17.7% |
| 2015 | 17.5% |
| 2014 | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 17.1% |
| 2011 | 16.9% |
| 2010 | 16.8% |
| 2009 | 16.7% |
| 2008 | 16.5% |
| 2007 | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 16.2% |
| 2005 | 16.0% |
| 2004 | 15.8% |
| 2003 | 15.6% |
| 2002 | 15.4% |
| 2001 | 15.2% |
| 2000 | 15.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 18.9% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 17.1%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Ghana has the 131st highest value.
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