DATA CLASSIFICATION
The data is presented in five discrete classes created using the quantile classification method in the map and horizontal bar chart. Each class contains 20% of countries, which is easy to interpret. The quintile classes are labeled sequentially from Q1 as the first quintile including the lowest fifth (1% to 20%) of the data to Q5, the fifth quintile representing the class with the highest fifth (81% to 100%) of the data.
INDICATOR DEFINITION
Indicator name: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adolescents aged 18 years and over
Data type: Percent
Topic: Risk factors
Definition: Percent of defined population attaining less than 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, or less than 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or equivalent.
Disaggregation: Age, sex, year, location
Method of measurement: Self-report
Method of estimation: The estimates are based on self-reported physical activity captured using the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), theInternational Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), or a similar questionnaire covering activity at work/in the household, for transport, and during leisure time. Where necessary, adjustments were made for the reported definition (in case it was different to the indicator definition), for known over-reporting of activity of the IPAQ, for survey coverage (in case a survey only covered urban areas), and for age coverage (in case the survey age range was narrower than 18+ years). No estimates were produced for countries with no data.
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates: Global and WHO regional estimates were produced by combining country estimates for each group, and weighting them by country population size. Countries with no estimate (missing data) were not taken into account.
Detailed information on sources and methods is available on the methodological notes.
Preferred data sources:
- Population-based surveys
- Surveillance systems
Indicator name: Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among school-going adolescents aged 11-17 years
Data type: Percent
Topic: Risk factors
Definition: Percent of school-going adolescents not meeting WHO recommendations on Physical Activity for Health, i.e. doing less than 60 minutes of moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.
Disaggregation: Sex, year, location
Method of measurement: Self-report
Method of estimation: The estimates are based on self-reported physical activity using questionnaires. Main data sources included the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS), the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC), and some other national surveys. Where necessary, adjustments were made for the reported definition (in case it was different to the indicator definition), and for survey coverage (in case a survey only covered urban areas). No estimates were produced for countries with no data.
Method of estimation of global and regional aggregates: Global estimates as well as estimates for WHO regions were produced. Country estimates were combined for each group, weighting them by the population size of each country. Countries with no estimates were not taken into account.
Detailed information on sources and methods is available on the methodological notes.
Preferred data sources:
- Surveillance systems
- National survey
