Trends in percentage of physical activity, among Korean adults aged ≥ 19 years, 2007-2017

The age-standardized rate of Korea adults aged 19 years and over who performed aerobic physical activity had been on the decrease, from 58.3% in 2014 to 48.5% in 2017 (a reduction of 9.8 percentage points). Based on the 2017 data, only 4.9 out of 10 people were found to perform aerobic physical activity for exercise. In addition, the rate of adults who walked for exercise had also declined from 45.7% in 2007 to 39.0% in 2017 (a reduction of 6.7 percentage points), indicating that 3.9 out of 10 adults were walking for exercise (Figure A).

Source: Korea Health Statistics 2017, Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, http://knhanes.kdca.go.kr/

Reported by: Division of Chronic Disease Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention