Hospital admissions resulting in nutrition-related diagnoses in England increased by more than 39% over the past decade

Hospital admissions which resulted in a diagnosis linked to poor diet, including rickets, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, by financial year

B group deficiency

Iron deficiency

Malnutrition

Other deficiency or nutrition-related condition

1 million

2020-21

Year of first UK

Covid-19 lockdown

0.75

0.5

0.25

0

2013-14

2015-16

2017-18

2019-20

2021-22

B group deficiency

Iron deficiency

Malnutrition

Other deficiency or nutrition-related condition

1 million

2020-21

Year of first UK

Covid-19 lockdown

0.75

0.5

0.25

0

2013-14

2014-15

2015-16

2016-17

2017-18

2018-19

2019-20

2020-21

2021-22

Guardian graphic. Source: NHS England. Note: data represents a count of activities rather than patients, and the same person may be recorded more than once if they have had multiple hospital visits and multiple diagnoses