Physical Activity Indicators Among Children and Adolescents in Lebanon, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates: Comparative Synthesis of Active Healthy Kids Report Card Data From 1998 to 2022

Data from a 25-year period show consistently low levels of PA and high levels of sedentary behavior among children and adolescents from these 3 Arab Middle Eastern countries. Despite governmental investments in implementation of PA initiatives, there seems to be a lag in eliciting increases in PA at the population level. Evidence points to a critical need for behavioral and lifestyle modifications among children and adolescents. These concerns are exacerbated by a lack of national surveillance systems and evidence-based policy interventions to improve PA levels.