Physical inactivity in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, 38.5% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Sri Lanka, 2022
38.5%
Change from 2021
+1.2percentage points
Position in 2022
41st of 193
Physical inactivity in Sri Lanka over time
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Sri Lanka
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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 | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.5% |
| 2021 | 37.4% |
| 2020 | 36.2% |
| 2019 | 35.1% |
| 2018 | 34.0% |
| 2017 | 32.8% |
| 2016 | 31.7% |
| 2015 | 30.7% |
| 2014 | 29.6% |
| 2013 | 28.6% |
| 2012 | 27.6% |
| 2011 | 26.6% |
| 2010 | 25.7% |
| 2009 | 24.8% |
| 2008 | 24.0% |
| 2007 | 23.1% |
| 2006 | 22.3% |
| 2005 | 21.5% |
| 2004 | 20.7% |
| 2003 | 20.0% |
| 2002 | 19.2% |
| 2001 | 18.6% |
| 2000 | 17.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 37.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 27.6%, the figure has changed by +10.9 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Sri Lanka has the 41st highest value.
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