This statistic presents the number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an eating disorder in England in 2021, by gender. Eating disorders are far more prevalent in women than in men. In 2021, over eight thousand women were admitted to hospital with anorexia compared to 360 men.
Number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an eating disorder in England in 2021, by gender and diagnosis
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NHS Digital. (January 4, 2022). Number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an eating disorder in England in 2021, by gender and diagnosis [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/670956/hospital-admission-by-diagnosis-of-eating-disorder-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an eating disorder in England in 2021, by gender and diagnosis." Chart. January 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670956/hospital-admission-by-diagnosis-of-eating-disorder-england/
NHS Digital. (2022). Number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an eating disorder in England in 2021, by gender and diagnosis. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/670956/hospital-admission-by-diagnosis-of-eating-disorder-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Hospital Admissions with a Primary or Secondary Diagnosis of An Eating Disorder in England in 2021, by Gender and Diagnosis." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670956/hospital-admission-by-diagnosis-of-eating-disorder-england/
NHS Digital, Number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an eating disorder in England in 2021, by gender and diagnosis Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/670956/hospital-admission-by-diagnosis-of-eating-disorder-england/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of an eating disorder in England in 2021, by gender and diagnosis [Graph], NHS Digital, January 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/670956/hospital-admission-by-diagnosis-of-eating-disorder-england/