Physical inactivity in Papua New Guinea
In Papua New Guinea, 11.3% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Papua New Guinea, 2022
11.3%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Position in 2022
179th of 193
Physical inactivity in Papua New Guinea over time
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Papua New Guinea
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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 | Papua New Guinea |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 11.3% |
| 2021 | 11.4% |
| 2020 | 11.4% |
| 2019 | 11.5% |
| 2018 | 11.6% |
| 2017 | 11.7% |
| 2016 | 11.8% |
| 2015 | 12.0% |
| 2014 | 12.2% |
| 2013 | 12.4% |
| 2012 | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 12.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% |
| 2009 | 13.4% |
| 2008 | 13.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 14.9% |
| 2004 | 15.3% |
| 2003 | 15.8% |
| 2002 | 16.2% |
| 2001 | 16.7% |
| 2000 | 17.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 11.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 12.6%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Papua New Guinea has the 179th highest value.
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