Physical inactivity in Tanzania

In Tanzania, 3.5% 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
Tanzania, 2022 3.5% % of adults aged 18+
Change from 2021 −0.2percentage points 2021: 3.7%
Position in 2022 192nd of 193 See the full ranking

Physical inactivity in Tanzania 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 Tanzania
2022 3.5%
2021 3.7%
2020 3.9%
2019 4.1%
2018 4.3%
2017 4.5%
2016 4.8%
2015 5.1%
2014 5.4%
2013 5.7%
2012 6.1%
2011 6.4%
2010 6.8%
2009 7.2%
2008 7.7%
2007 8.1%
2006 8.6%
2005 9.1%
2004 9.6%
2003 10.1%
2002 10.7%
2001 11.3%
2000 11.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 3.7% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 6.1%, the figure has changed by −2.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, Tanzania has the 192nd 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 Tanzania
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