Physical inactivity in Sierra Leone

In Sierra Leone, 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.

Measure: Insufficient physical activity among adults Unit: % of adults aged 18+ Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: WHO
Sierra Leone, 2022 11.3% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.1percentage points 2021: 11.4%
Position in 2022 178th of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone
2022 11.3%
2021 11.4%
2020 11.5%
2019 11.6%
2018 11.7%
2017 11.9%
2016 12.1%
2015 12.2%
2014 12.5%
2013 12.7%
2012 13.0%
2011 13.2%
2010 13.5%
2009 13.8%
2008 14.1%
2007 14.4%
2006 14.6%
2005 14.9%
2004 15.1%
2003 15.4%
2002 15.6%
2001 15.8%
2000 16.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 11.4% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 13.0%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Sierra Leone has the 178th highest value.

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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 Sierra Leone
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