Physical inactivity in Malawi
In Malawi, 2.1% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Malawi, 2022
2.1%
Change from 2021
−0.2percentage points
Position in 2022
193rd of 193
Physical inactivity in Malawi over time
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Malawi
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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 | Malawi |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.0% |
| 2014 | 4.4% |
| 2013 | 4.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 5.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.9% |
| 2007 | 8.6% |
| 2006 | 9.3% |
| 2005 | 10.1% |
| 2004 | 10.9% |
| 2003 | 11.7% |
| 2002 | 12.5% |
| 2001 | 13.4% |
| 2000 | 14.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 2.3% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 5.4%, the figure has changed by −3.3 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Malawi has the 193rd highest value.
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