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Vigorous physical activity

Indicator full name: Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week

Unit: %

Dimensions:

  • Age groups of 11, 13, and 15 year-olds (AGE_GRP_2)
  • Country/Area (COUNTRY/AREA)
  • Supranational group of countries (COUNTRY_GRP)
  • Sex (SEX)
  • Year of measure (YEAR)

Years data is available: 2014

Indicator is part of data set(s):

Last updated: 15 May 2020

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Countries with no data (5): 
  • Azerbaijan
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Serbia
  • USA
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  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11 year-old boys] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11 year-old boys] (Map)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11 year-old girls] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11 year-old girls] (Map)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [13 year-old boys] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [13 year-old boys] (Map)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [13 year-old girls] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [13 year-old girls] (Map)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [15 year-old boys] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [15 year-old boys] (Map)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [15 year-old girls] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [15 year-old girls] (Map)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11 year-olds] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11 year-olds] (Horizontal bar chart)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [13 year-olds] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [13 year-olds] (Horizontal bar chart)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [15 year-olds] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [15 year-olds] (Horizontal bar chart)
  • Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11, 13 and 15-year olds] Proportion of young people who participate in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week [11, 13 and 15-year olds] (Horizontal bar chart)
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Data set notes
Health Behaviour in School-aged Children

Indicators: 152
Updated: 06 July 2020

Further information:

This is an aggregated dataset underlying the WHO international report on health behavior of school-aged children, surveys conducted in 2014 and 2018. HBSC teams provided disaggregated data for Belgium, United Kingdom and Denmark.  Belgium data is presented as Belgium (Flanders – collected in Flemish) and Belgium (Wallonia and Brussels – collected in French).  United Kingdom data is presented as England, Scotland and Wales.  Data from Greenland is presented separately from Denmark. 
The average is the HBSC average, presented  is based on equal weighting of each region, regardless of differences in achieved sample size or country population. Countries are marked where there was a significant gender difference in prevalence.
The HBSC research network is an international alliance of researchers that collaborate on tlth and well-being, social environments and health behaviours. These years mark a period of increased autonomy that can influence how their health and health-related behaviours develop. As such, the HBSC study is the product of topic-focused groups that collaborate to develop the conceptual foundations of the study, identify research questions, decide the methods and measurements to be employed, and work on data analyses and the dissemination of findings.
The HBSC Network is committed to increasing transparency in its work whilst preserving their intellectual property. The data is available for external use by agreement with the HBSC International Coordinator and the Principal Investigators. Information on how to request further data can be found on www.hbsc.org.
Joint Monitoring Framework (JMF)

Indicators: 19
Updated: 07 October 2024

The joint monitoring framework (JMF) is used for reporting on indicators under three monitoring frameworks: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Health 2020 and the Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2013–2020. The Regional Committee for Europe adopted the JMF in September 2018.

The majority of JMF indicators in the Gateway are linked to existing databases in the Gateway.

Background documents

EUR/RC68/10 Rev.1 Briefing note on the expert group deliberations and recommended common set of indicators for a joint monitoring framework
http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/governance/regional-committee-for-europe/past-sessions/68th-session/documentation/working-documents/eurrc6810-

 EUR/RC68(1): Joint monitoring framework in the context of the roadmap to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, building on Health 2020, the European policy for health and well-being
http://www.euro.who.int/en/about-us/governance/regional-committee-for-europe/past-sessions/68th-session/documentation/resolutions/eurrc68d1

Developing a common set of indicators for the joint monitoring framework for SDGs, Health 2020 and the Global NCD Action Plan (2017)
http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/health-policy/health-2020-the-european-policy-for-health-and-well-being/publications/2018/developing-a-common-set-of-indicators-for-the-joint-monitoring-framework-for-sdgs,-health-2020-and-the-global-ncd-action-plan-2017
Indicator notes
Young people were asked to report the number of hours per week that they were usually physically active in their free time (outside school hours), so much so that they got out of breath or sweated. Findings presented here show the proportions who participated in vigorous physical activity for two or more hours per week.
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