ACTIVE CURRENT EVELS OF PHYSCAL INACTIVITY Worldwide, 28% of adults (1.4 billion) by 5% in high-income countries do not undertake sufficient physical between 2001 and 2016(Figure 1) activity to protect against common chronic diseases or to increase their The highest levels of physical inactivity physical, mental and social health and in men and women are observed in Latin America and the caribbean (39%),and high-income Western Economic development is associated countries(37%); the lowest levels in with increasing levels of physical East and South-East Asia (17%) and inactivity. Levels of insufficient physical Oceania(16%). globally, women are activity are more than twice as high in less active (32%)compared with men high-income countries compared with (23%)across all subregions except for low-income countries and increased East and South-East Asia(Figure 2) a FIGURE 1. Levels of physical inactivity in 2001 and 2016 by world Bank Income Group 40.0 36.8 300 26.0 Global aver 20.0 160162 2001 Middle income High income Source: Guthold et al. Lancet Global Health, 2016(6).ACTIVE ACTIVE 10 A technical package for increasing physical activity Global average Worldwide, 28% of adults (1.4 billion) do not undertake sufficient physical activity to protect against common chronic diseases or to increase their physical, mental and social health and well-being (6). Economic development is associated with increasing levels of physical inactivity. Levels of insufficient physical activity are more than twice as high in high-income countries compared with low-income countries, and increased by 5% in high-income countries between 2001 and 2016 (Figure 1). The highest levels of physical inactivity in men and women are observed in Latin America and the Caribbean (39%), and high-income Western countries (37%); the lowest levels in East and South-East Asia (17%) and Oceania (16%). Globally, women are less active (32%) compared with men (23%) across all subregions except for East and South-East Asia (Figure 2). FIGURE 1. Levels of physical inactivity in 2001 and 2016 by World Bank Income Group % not meeting global recommendations Low income Middle income High income Source: Guthold et al., Lancet Global Health, 2016 (6). 16.0 28.3 31.6 36.8 26.0 16.2 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 0.0 2001 2016