This statistic displays the rate of hospital admissions for a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England, in 2019/20, by gender and region. The rate of inpatient admissions for obesity are significantly higher for women than for men. In the East Midlands, the rate of admissions for men was 1,858 per 100,000 population, while the rate for women was 3,333 per 100,000 population.
Rate of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England in 2019/20, by gender and region (per 100,000 population)*
Characteristic
Men
Women
North East
1,438
2,063
North West
1,571
2,565
Yorkshire and the Humber
1,451
2,405
East Midlands
1,858
3,333
West Midlands
1,561
2,974
East of England
1,115
1,936
London
1,535
2,253
South East
1,092
1,673
South West
1,377
2,457
01,0002,0003,0004,000
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* 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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NHS Digital. (May 18, 2021). Rate of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England in 2019/20, by gender and region (per 100,000 population)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/386008/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-and-region-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Rate of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England in 2019/20, by gender and region (per 100,000 population)*." Chart. May 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386008/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-and-region-in-england/
NHS Digital. (2021). Rate of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England in 2019/20, by gender and region (per 100,000 population)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/386008/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-and-region-in-england/
NHS Digital. "Rate of Hospital Admissions with a Primary or Secondary Diagnosis of Obesity in England in 2019/20, by Gender and Region (per 100,000 Population)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386008/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-and-region-in-england/
NHS Digital, Rate of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England in 2019/20, by gender and region (per 100,000 population)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/386008/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-and-region-in-england/ (last visited May 15, 2025)
Rate of hospital admissions with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity in England in 2019/20, by gender and region (per 100,000 population)* [Graph], NHS Digital, May 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/386008/hospital-admissions-for-secondary-obesity-by-gender-and-region-in-england/
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