HC Deb 19 May 2004 vol 421 cc1024-5W
David Davis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the obesity rate is for(a) all people, (b) under-25s and (c) over-25s in (i) the East Riding of Yorkshire and (ii) England. [171786]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The prevalence of obesity in children and adults, based on data from the Health Survey for England 2000–02, are shown in the table. No figures are available for the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Prevalence of obesity in children and adults
Total England
Age (years) Prevalence (percentage) Bases
2–15 16.0 9,412
16–24 10.3 3,270
25+ 24.2 5,835
16+ 19.2 9,105
Source:
Health Survey for England.

2001–02 2002–03
Organ Cadaveric Living Total Cadaveric Living Total
Kidney 1,264 372 1,636 1,337 379 1,716
Pancreas 7 7 11 11
Kidney/pancreas 41 41 48 48
Heart 154 6 160 147 10 157
Lung(s) 96 96 118 118
Heart/lung 21 21 21 21
Liver 654 7 661 692 7 699
Liver/kidney 5 5 13 13
Other 5 5 1 1
Total 2,247 385 2,632 2,388 396 2,784

2003–04 Average over three years
Cadaveric Living Total Cadaveric Living Total
Kidney 1,330 450 1,780 1,310 400 1,710
Pancreas 12 12 10 10
Kidney/pancreas 45 45 45 45
Heart 164 164 155 6 161
Lung(s) 147 147 120 120
Heart/lung 9 9 17 17
Liver 676 10 686 674 8 682
Liver/kidney 10 10 9 9
Other 1 1 2 2
Total 2,394 460 2,854 2,342 414 2,756