Insufficient physical activity: a global public health problem
Insufficient physical activity Globally, about 31% of adults aged 15 years and over were insufficiently active in 2008 (men 28% and women 34%). There are approximately 3.2 million deaths annually due to insufficient physical activity. In 2008, the highest prevalence of insufficient physical activity was in the WHO Region of the Americas and the Eastern Mediterranean Region. In both areas, the activity of nearly…