Physical inactivity in Myanmar

In Myanmar, 21.1% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Myanmar, 2022 21.1% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +0.1percentage points 2021: 21.0%
Position in 2022 124th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Myanmar 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.

Insufficient physical activity among adults (% of adults aged 18+), 2000 to 2022
Period Myanmar
2022 21.1%
2021 21.0%
2020 20.8%
2019 20.7%
2018 20.6%
2017 20.5%
2016 20.4%
2015 20.3%
2014 20.3%
2013 20.3%
2012 20.2%
2011 20.2%
2010 20.2%
2009 20.2%
2008 20.2%
2007 20.2%
2006 20.2%
2005 20.2%
2004 20.2%
2003 20.2%
2002 20.2%
2001 20.2%
2000 20.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 21.0% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 20.2%, the figure has changed by +0.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Myanmar has the 124th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
NCD_PAC · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Dim2=AGEGROUP_YEARS18-PLUS
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for Myanmar
Provider update
21 June 2024
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory