06.02.13.08. The proportion of the population that is physically inactive? | Kenya

06.02.13.08. The proportion of the population that is physically inactive? | Kenya

01 Apr 2022

Based on the global report on physical activity that was released by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2018, 15.4% (13.9% for males and 16.8% for females) of adult Kenyans are not as active as per the recommended 150 minutes of moderate or 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity by WHO (Guthold et al., 2018).

References:

Guthold, R., Stevens, G. A., Riley, L. M., & Bull, F. C. (2018). Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1· 9 million participants. The Lancet Global Health, 6(10), e1077–e1086. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30357-7/fulltext