Physical inactivity in Latvia
In Latvia, 18.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Latvia, 2022
18.2%
Change from 2021
−0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
25.8%
Position in 2022
136th of 193
Physical inactivity in Latvia over time
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Latvia
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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 | Latvia |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 18.2% |
| 2021 | 18.4% |
| 2020 | 18.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% |
| 2018 | 18.9% |
| 2017 | 19.1% |
| 2016 | 19.2% |
| 2015 | 19.4% |
| 2014 | 19.7% |
| 2013 | 19.9% |
| 2012 | 20.1% |
| 2011 | 20.3% |
| 2010 | 20.5% |
| 2009 | 20.7% |
| 2008 | 21.0% |
| 2007 | 21.2% |
| 2006 | 21.4% |
| 2005 | 21.7% |
| 2004 | 21.9% |
| 2003 | 22.2% |
| 2002 | 22.5% |
| 2001 | 22.7% |
| 2000 | 23.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 18.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 20.1%, the figure has changed by −1.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Latvia has the 136th highest value.
More for Latvia
All statistics for Latvia
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22.3%
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Life expectancy at birth
76.4 years
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Infant mortality rate
1.5 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
497 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
340 per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
48.1%
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