Physical inactivity in Jamaica
In Jamaica, 38.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Jamaica, 2022
38.2%
Change from 2021
+0.6percentage points
Position in 2022
42nd of 193
Physical inactivity in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.2% |
| 2021 | 37.6% |
| 2020 | 37.0% |
| 2019 | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 35.8% |
| 2017 | 35.3% |
| 2016 | 34.7% |
| 2015 | 34.2% |
| 2014 | 33.6% |
| 2013 | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 32.6% |
| 2011 | 32.1% |
| 2010 | 31.5% |
| 2009 | 31.1% |
| 2008 | 30.6% |
| 2007 | 30.1% |
| 2006 | 29.6% |
| 2005 | 29.2% |
| 2004 | 28.7% |
| 2003 | 28.3% |
| 2002 | 27.8% |
| 2001 | 27.4% |
| 2000 | 27.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 37.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 32.6%, the figure has changed by +5.6 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Jamaica has the 42nd highest value.
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