Table 4.
Physical activity levels according to regions, stratified by sex.
| Region | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central and Eastern Europe | Central Asia, Middle East, and North Africa | East and Southeast Asia | High-Income Western Countries | Oceania | Sub-Saharan Africa | South Asia | Latin America and Caribbean | |
| Boys | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
| Never | 3.3 (2.4, 4.3) | 19.0 (17.8, 20.3) | 23.5 (22.4, 24.6) | 3.5 (2.7, 4.2) | 26.4 (24.2, 28.6) | 27.5 (25.7, 29.3) | 35.1 (33.1, 37.2) | 22.3 (21.7, 22.9) |
| 1–2 days/week | 15.0 (14.1, 15.9) | 32.4 (31.3, 33.6) | 34.0 (33.0, 35.0) | 16.2 (15.5, 16.9) | 31.0 (28.8, 33.2) | 30.9 (29.2, 32.6) | 28.6 (26.4, 30.7) | 25.4 (24.9, 26.0) |
| 3–4 days/week | 27.2 (26.3, 28.0) | 18.1 (16.8, 19.4) | 16.0 (14.9, 17.1) | 28.8 (28.1, 29.4) | 13.9 (11.5, 16.4) | 15.1 (13.2, 17.0) | 9.8 (7.4, 12.3) | 19.2 (18.6, 19.8) |
| 5–6 days/week | 25.9 (25.1, 26.7) | 8.7 (7.3, 10.0) | 8.7 (7.5, 9.9) | 26.8 (26.2, 27.5) | 12.9 (10.5, 15.4) | 8.2 (6.2, 10.2) | 6.3 (3.8, 8.8) | 14.0 (13.3, 14.6) |
| Every day | 28.6 (27.8, 29.4) | 21.7 (20.5, 23.0) | 17.8 (16.6, 18.9) | 24.7 (24.0, 25.4) | 15.7 (13.3, 18.1) | 18.3 (16.4, 20.1) | 20.2 (17.9, 22.5) | 19.1 (18.5, 19.7) |
| Girls | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) |
| Never | 4.5 (3.6, 5.4) | 26.3 (25.2, 27.5) | 26.8 (25.8, 27.8) | 4.4 (3.6, 5.1) | 30.0 (28.0, 32.0) | 34.9 (33.3, 36.4) | 37.0 (34.7, 39.4) | 35.6 (35.1, 36.2) |
| 1–2 days/week | 21.7 (20.9, 22.6) | 39.2 (38.2, 40.3) | 44.1 (43.2, 45.0) | 24.2 (23.6, 24.9) | 31.3 (29.4, 33.3) | 33.5 (31.9, 35.1) | 22.6 (20.0, 25.2) | 29.9 (29.3, 30.4) |
| 3–4 days/week | 31.9 (31.1, 32.7) | 15.2 (13.9, 16.4) | 15.3 (14.2, 16.4) | 33.6 (33.0, 34.2) | 13.8 (11.6, 16.0) | 13.1 (11.3, 14.9) | 8.0 (5.1, 10.8) | 15.5 (14.9, 16.1) |
| 5–6 days/week | 23.4 (22.6, 24.2) | 6.8 (5.6, 8.1) | 6.0 (4.8, 7.1) | 23.4 (22.7, 24.0) | 11.5 (9.3, 13.7) | 6.0 (4.1, 7.9) | 8.4 (5.5, 11.3) | 9.6 (8.9, 10.2) |
| Every day | 18.5 (17.6, 19.3) | 12.5 (11.2, 13.7) | 7.9 (6.8, 9.0) | 14.4 (13.7, 15.1) | 13.4 (11.2, 15.6) | 12.5 (10.7, 14.4) | 24.0 (21.4, 26.6) | 9.4 (8.7, 10.0) |