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Healthy habits & wellness statistics

8 sourced figuresUnited States + globalUpdated 13 October 2026

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Healthy habits are shaped by time, access, routines and real life. These figures cover movement, sleep, nutrition and food access, with the geography and survey period kept beside every number so each statistic can be quoted in context.

0147.2%

of U.S. adults met aerobic activity guidelines

In 2024, 47.2% of adults age 18 and older met the federal aerobic physical-activity guidelines during leisure time.

Read the original source ↗CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Aerobic Physical Activity Among Adults Age 18 and Older: United States, 2024, 7 April 2026
0230.5%

of U.S. adults got less than 7 hours of sleep

In 2024, 30.5% of U.S. adults reported sleeping less than seven hours on average in a 24-hour period.

Read the original source ↗CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Short Sleep Duration and Sleep Difficulties Among Adults: United States, 2024, 29 April 2026
0360.2%

of U.S. adults used a dietary supplement

Between August 2021 and August 2023, 60.2% of adults age 20 and older used a dietary supplement in the prior 30 days.

Read the original source ↗CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Dietary Supplement Use: United States, August 2021-August 2023, 21 May 2026
0426.4%

of U.S. adults met both movement guidelines

In 2024, 26.4% of adults met both aerobic and muscle-strengthening guidelines during leisure time, compared with a national target of 29.7%.

Read the original source ↗U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy People 2030 PA-05, Current data: 2024
0512.3%

of surveyed U.S. adults met fruit recommendations

In 2019, 12.3% of surveyed U.S. adults met fruit recommendations and 10.0% met vegetable recommendations.

Read the original source ↗CDC, Adults Meeting Fruit and Vegetable Intake Recommendations, United States, 2019, 7 January 2022
061.8 billion

adults worldwide were not active enough

In 2022, about 1.8 billion adults worldwide, or 31% of adults, did not meet recommended physical-activity levels.

Read the original source ↗World Health Organization, Physical activity fact sheet, 26 June 2024
0713.7%

of U.S. households experienced food insecurity

In 2024, 13.7% of U.S. households were food insecure at some point during the year; 5.4% experienced very low food security.

Read the original source ↗USDA Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United States in 2024, December 2025
0840.3%

of U.S. adults had obesity

Between August 2021 and August 2023, 40.3% of U.S. adults had obesity and 9.4% had severe obesity.

Read the original source ↗CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in Adults, September 2024

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