Physical inactivity in Mexico
In Mexico, 28.0% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Mexico, 2022
28.0%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
86th of 193
Physical inactivity in Mexico over time
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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 | Mexico |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.0% |
| 2021 | 27.7% |
| 2020 | 27.4% |
| 2019 | 27.1% |
| 2018 | 26.7% |
| 2017 | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 26.0% |
| 2015 | 25.7% |
| 2014 | 25.3% |
| 2013 | 25.0% |
| 2012 | 24.7% |
| 2011 | 24.3% |
| 2010 | 24.0% |
| 2009 | 23.7% |
| 2008 | 23.4% |
| 2007 | 23.1% |
| 2006 | 22.8% |
| 2005 | 22.6% |
| 2004 | 22.3% |
| 2003 | 22.0% |
| 2002 | 21.7% |
| 2001 | 21.4% |
| 2000 | 21.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 27.7% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 24.7%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Mexico has the 86th highest value.
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Healthy life expectancy
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UHC service coverage
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