Health and Healthcare

The $300 billion cost of human inactivity

Almost 500 million people will become seriously ill by 2030 due to physical inactivity.

Almost 500 million people will become seriously ill by 2030 due to physical inactivity. Image: Unsplash/Geert Pieters

Douglas Broom
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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The report says that physical inactivity is a serious threat to health in all countries across the world.
The report says that physical inactivity is a serious threat to health in all countries across the world. Image: Unsplash

While 91 countries have a national action plan to address physical inactivity, only 74 of these are operational.
While 91 countries have a national action plan to address physical inactivity, only 74 of these are operational. Image: WHO
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