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South Africa: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years

43.60percent · 2022-5.0% since 2012

Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years (crude estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_PAC. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202243.6
202143.8
202044.1
201944.3
201844.4
201744.6
201644.8
201545
201445.4
201345.6
201245.9
201146.2
201046.4
200946.6
200846.8
200746.9
200647
200547.1
200447.2
200347.2
200247.2
200147.2
200047.2

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Health Organization (2026). Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ years. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-pac (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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