Physical inactivity in Panama

In Panama, 58.0% 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
Panama, 2022 58.0% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 +1.1percentage points 2021: 56.9%
Position in 2022 6th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Panama 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 Panama
2022 58.0%
2021 56.9%
2020 55.8%
2019 54.7%
2018 53.6%
2017 52.5%
2016 51.3%
2015 50.2%
2014 49.1%
2013 47.9%
2012 46.8%
2011 45.6%
2010 44.5%
2009 43.4%
2008 42.3%
2007 41.2%
2006 40.2%
2005 39.1%
2004 38.1%
2003 37.2%
2002 36.2%
2001 35.3%
2000 34.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 56.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 46.8%, the figure has changed by +11.2 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Panama has the 6th 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 Panama
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