Physical inactivity in Iraq

In Iraq, 49.8% 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
Iraq, 2022 49.8% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.5percentage points 2021: 49.3%
Position in 2022 11th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Iraq 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 Iraq
2022 49.8%
2021 49.3%
2020 48.8%
2019 48.4%
2018 47.9%
2017 47.4%
2016 46.9%
2015 46.3%
2014 45.8%
2013 45.3%
2012 44.7%
2011 44.2%
2010 43.7%
2009 43.2%
2008 42.7%
2007 42.1%
2006 41.6%
2005 41.1%
2004 40.5%
2003 40.0%
2002 39.5%
2001 38.9%
2000 38.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 49.3% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 44.7%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Iraq has the 11th 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 Iraq
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