Physical inactivity in United States
In United States, 36.4% of adults were not physically active enough in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
United States, 2022
36.4%
Change from 2021
+0.3percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
27.4%
Position in 2022
51st of 193
Physical inactivity in United States over time
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United States
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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 | United States |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% |
| 2020 | 35.9% |
| 2019 | 35.6% |
| 2018 | 35.4% |
| 2017 | 35.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% |
| 2015 | 34.7% |
| 2014 | 34.5% |
| 2013 | 34.3% |
| 2012 | 34.1% |
| 2011 | 34.0% |
| 2010 | 33.7% |
| 2009 | 33.5% |
| 2008 | 33.2% |
| 2007 | 33.0% |
| 2006 | 32.7% |
| 2005 | 32.4% |
| 2004 | 32.1% |
| 2003 | 31.8% |
| 2002 | 31.5% |
| 2001 | 31.1% |
| 2000 | 30.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 36.1% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 34.1%, the figure has changed by +2.3 percentage points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2022, United States has the 51st highest value.
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