Scotland in an International Context
How we compare with the other 56 countries in the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrix 4.0, launched 24th October 2022
Things have not improved in the decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland, and socioeconomic inequalities in physical activity and health got worse
Scottish Comparison Infographic
Main Findings Infographic
Published Report
Key publications from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrix 4.0 can be found here -
- Active Healthy Kids Global AllianceGlobal Matrix 4.0 - a resource for physical activity researchers (https://doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2022-0257)
- Global Matrix 4.0 PhysicalActivity Report Card Grades for Children and Adolescents: Resultsand Analyses from 57 Countries (https://doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2022-0456)
- Recent secular trends in child and adolescent physicalactivity and sedentary behavior internationally: analyses of data from Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance Global Matrices 1.0-4.0 (https://doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2022-0312)
- Association between physical activity indicators and Human Development Index at the national level: Information from the Global Matrix 4.0 Physical ActivityReport Cards for Children and Adolescents (https://doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2022-0321)
- Economic freedom, climate culpability, and physical activityindicators among childrenand adolescents: Report Card grades from the Global Matrix 4.0 (https://doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2022-0342)
- Promoting Physical Activity among Children and Adolescents with Disabilities: The Translation of Policyto Practice Internationally (https://doi.org/10.1123/JPAH.2022-0351)