This statistic depicts the number of hospital admissions for a primary and secondary diagnosis of obesity in England, from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by gender. Since 2002 there was been a significant increase in the number of hospital admissions for obesity. In 2002 there were almost 30,000 hospital admissions for obesity, in 2019/20 there were over 365 thousand admissions of men and over 656 thousand admissions of women.
Number of hospital admissions with primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by gender*
* Primary and secondary diagnosis of obesity. Inpatient care only. Admissions do not represent the number of inpatients, as a person may have more than one admission within the year.
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NHS Digital. (May 18, 2021). Number of hospital admissions with primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by gender* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/385989/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of hospital admissions with primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by gender*." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385989/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2021). Number of hospital admissions with primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by gender*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/385989/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Number of Hospital Admissions with Primary or Secondary Diagnosis of Obesity in England from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by Gender*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385989/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-in-england/
NHS Digital, Number of hospital admissions with primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by gender* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/385989/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-in-england/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of hospital admissions with primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England from 2002/03 to 2019/20, by gender* [Graph], NHS Digital, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/385989/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-in-england/
