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

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

13 Jul 2022

While it is widely acknowledged that the Mexican population in general is not very physically active, not much data is available to confirm this. Since 2013, INEGI started to collect data through the Sport and Physical Activity Module[1] (MOPRADEF) and in 2017 it was approved as a key indicator in the design and evaluation of public policies and is now part of INEGI’s National Catalogue of Indicators. The latest report from MOPRADEF in 2017 (INEGI, 2018c) shows that only 42.4% of population 18 years and older practices some sport in their spare time or is physically active[2], showing a slight decrease since 2013 (45.4%) when data was first gathered. Men reported being more active (49.8%) than women (36.0%) and as age increases, people reported being less physically active.

[1] Módulo de Práctica Deportiva y Ejercicio Físico MOPRADEF; http://www.beta.inegi.org.mx/proyectos/enchogares/modulos/mopradef/default.html

[2] Sufficient physical-sport activity was defined as practicing some sport or physical activity at least three times a week, accumulating at least 75 minutes of vigorous or 150 minutes of moderate intensity per week.

References:

INEGI. (2018c). Módulo de Práctica Deportiva y Ejercicio Físico. https://www.inegi.org.mx/contenidos/programas/mopradef/doc/resultados_mopradef_nov_2018.pdf