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    Sun, 19 May, 2013, 12:06 AM EDT - Canadian Markets closed

    The laziest countries in the world

    Inactivity accounts for as many deaths globally as does tobacco use, and that's a lot of preventable deaths. Read on for the Forbes ranking of world's most sedentary countries.

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    1. About a third of people across the world do not meet the minimum activity recommendations (which is generally about 2.5 hours of moderate activity per week). But countries vary greatly, with Malta topping the inactive list at 71.9%, and Greece faring best, at 15.6%. The situation is worse for adolescents (ages 13-15) across the globe, of whom about 80% fall into the inactive category.
      About a third of people across the world do not meet the minimum activity recommendations (which is generally about 2.5 hours of moderate activity per week). But countries vary greatly, with Malta topping the inactive list at 71.9%, and Greece faring best, at 15.6%. The situation is worse for adolescents (ages 13-15) across the globe, of whom about 80% fall into the inactive category.

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