Table 2. Age- and sex-specific hospital admission rates per million children for obesity as a primary diagnosis and where obesity was a comorbidity, 2000–2009.

Age (Years)	Obesity Diagnosis	Year
		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Boys overall number admissions		421	496	621	660	863	1016	1095	1214	1337	1424
5–9	Primary	16.6	11.9	22.1	33.9	39.5	42.7	49.6	46.4	55	51.2
	Secondary	49.1	53.2	62.6	60.8	133.4	160.4	124.7	135.2	127.1	148.2
10–14	Primary	29.9	30.2	68.2	52.8	82.7	94.1	108.4	114.9	131.9	84.9
	Secondary	84.3	121.2	117.8	136.8	141.3	172.2	253.5	242.5	283.6	321.3
15–19	Primary	13.7	16	19.3	23.6	32.7	26	37.2	65.9	56.1	66.4
	Secondary	69.2	74.4	90.2	94.9	101.2	134.2	110.5	155	191	230.5
Boys OverallMid-year Population Estimates (in 1,000s)		4,797.0	4,815.8	4,860.5	4,885.7	4,881.2	4,849.3	4,817.4	4,776.9	4,729.8	4,708.7
Girls overall number admissions		451	485	651	918	989	1107	1330	1608	1810	2382
5–9	Primary	23.9	27.6	32.6	54.4	51.6	48.2	55.3	57.7	66.1	60.0
	Secondary	40.1	44.7	55.9	63.1	72.6	78.5	84.1	80.5	97	122.2
10–14	Primary	29.5	33.6	54	149.8	100.8	113.1	127.4	160	161.6	135.1
	Secondary	67.9	88.6	106.8	103.6	145.4	170.7	202.9	206.4	214.6	286.5
15–19	Primary	11.6	14.8	37.8	43.9	44.8	43.6	73.1	73.8	82.8	75.7
	Secondary	124.4	107.6	135.8	176.7	220.4	257.6	315.8	456.5	548.7	859.1
Girls OverallMid-year Population Estimates (in 1,000s)		4,580.0	4,588.0	4,603.5	4,622.9	4,625.5	4,607.0	4,565.2	4,535.6	4,501.5	4,482.7