Physical inactivity in Kenya
In Kenya, 7.5% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Kenya, 2022
7.5%
Change from 2021
−0.1percentage points
Position in 2022
188th of 193
Physical inactivity in Kenya 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 | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6% |
| 2020 | 7.7% |
| 2019 | 7.8% |
| 2018 | 7.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% |
| 2015 | 8.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% |
| 2013 | 8.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% |
| 2011 | 8.7% |
| 2010 | 8.8% |
| 2009 | 9.0% |
| 2008 | 9.2% |
| 2007 | 9.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% |
| 2005 | 9.8% |
| 2004 | 10.1% |
| 2003 | 10.3% |
| 2002 | 10.5% |
| 2001 | 10.8% |
| 2000 | 11.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 7.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 8.5%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Kenya has the 188th highest value.
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