Physical inactivity in Mauritania
In Mauritania, 36.2% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Mauritania, 2022
36.2%
Change from 2021
−0.9percentage points
Position in 2022
54th of 193
Physical inactivity in Mauritania over time
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Mauritania
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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 | Mauritania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% |
| 2020 | 38.1% |
| 2019 | 39.1% |
| 2018 | 40.1% |
| 2017 | 41.2% |
| 2016 | 42.3% |
| 2015 | 43.5% |
| 2014 | 44.6% |
| 2013 | 45.9% |
| 2012 | 47.0% |
| 2011 | 48.0% |
| 2010 | 49.0% |
| 2009 | 50.0% |
| 2008 | 51.0% |
| 2007 | 52.1% |
| 2006 | 53.1% |
| 2005 | 54.1% |
| 2004 | 55.0% |
| 2003 | 56.0% |
| 2002 | 56.9% |
| 2001 | 57.7% |
| 2000 | 58.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 37.2% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 47.0%, the figure has changed by −10.7 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Mauritania has the 54th highest value.
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Alcohol consumption
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