Average Steps Taken Each Day in Selected Countries
Source: Stanford University
Definition: This chart displays the average daily steps in selected countries, based on a Stanford study of 717,527 individuals (including men and women) across 111 countries.
Using data captured by smartphones, researchers defined a new public health risk indicator called “activity inequality”. It highlights the wide gap within a country between highly active (activity rich) and sedentary (activity poor) individuals, which can lead to unhealthy levels of obesity.
Key Insights:
– In cities that are more walkable, people tends to take more steps.
– The study discloses strong correlation among activity inequality, gender activity gap and obesity levels.
– Sweden had one of the smallest gap between activity rich and activity poor (5,863 average steps) and it also had one of the lowest rates of obesity.
– United States ranked fourth from the bottom in overall activity inequality. It was fifth from the bottom in the gender step gap and it has high levels of obesity.
– The average for all the countries was 4,961 steps per day.