Latin America: rate of insufficient physical activity 2001-2016, by country
adults in Brazil exercised moderately for at least 150 minutes per week.
Between 2001 and 2016, nearly five out of ten people in Brazil and Costa Rica did not exercise sufficiently to maintain a good health, according to a study. In contrast, less than 30 percent of the population in Ecuador, Chile, and Uruguay did not exercise sufficiently in the period. In 2019, around 39 percent of