England: hospital admissions for obesity 2019/20 by age

This statistic depicts the number of hospital admissions for a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England, in 2019/20, by age. In this period there were almost 149 thousand admissions of individuals aged between 45 and 54 years old, compared to approximately 7.7 thousand admissions of individuals under 16 years old.

Number of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England in 2019/20, by age*

Characteristic	Number of admissions
Under 16 years	7,799
16-24 years	56,450
25-34 years	170,449
35-44 years	121,144
45-54 years	149,083
55-64 years	188,960
65-74 years	191,662
75 years and over	136,343

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Release date

May 2021

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Region

United Kingdom (England)

Survey time period

2019/20

Supplementary notes

* Primary or 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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