Physical inactivity in Puerto Rico (US)
In Puerto Rico (US), 45.9% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Puerto Rico (US), 2022
45.9%
Change from 2021
+0.5percentage points
Position in 2022
18th of 193
Physical inactivity in Puerto Rico (US) over time
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Puerto Rico (US)
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of adults aged 18+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Puerto Rico (US) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 45.9% |
| 2021 | 45.4% |
| 2020 | 44.9% |
| 2019 | 44.4% |
| 2018 | 43.8% |
| 2017 | 43.3% |
| 2016 | 42.6% |
| 2015 | 42.0% |
| 2014 | 41.5% |
| 2013 | 40.9% |
| 2012 | 40.4% |
| 2011 | 39.9% |
| 2010 | 39.4% |
| 2009 | 38.9% |
| 2008 | 38.4% |
| 2007 | 37.9% |
| 2006 | 37.4% |
| 2005 | 36.9% |
| 2004 | 36.4% |
| 2003 | 35.9% |
| 2002 | 35.4% |
| 2001 | 35.0% |
| 2000 | 34.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 45.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 40.4%, the figure has changed by +5.5 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Puerto Rico (US) has the 18th highest value.
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