Excess weight exercise and diet

• Two thirds of adults have excess weight - higher than national and the third highest among similar authorities (increasing from ninth highest in the previous year).
  
  
• District focus for adults varies to that for C&YP – levels higher than average in Cannock Chase, Lichfield, Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Tamworth.

Adult excess weight prevalence (Statistical neighbours 2019/20)

Source: Public Health England

• Obesity related hospital admissions are also higher than national and on an upward trend (from 563 in 2013/14 to 2,886 per 100,000 in 2019/20).
  
  
• All Staffordshire CCGs have rates higher than national and East Staffs CCG has the highest rate of admissions in the country.
  
  
• More recent unpublished data shows that Staffordshire obesity related hospital admissions fell during 2020/21 to 1,994 per 100,000.  This mirrored a general fall in hospital admissions due to Covid-19 and Staffordshire remains higher than national.

Trends in hospital admissions where obesity was a factor - finished admission episodes with a primary or secondary diagnosis of obesity

Source: Public Health England 

Healthy lifestyles - physical inactivity and diet

• Whilst two thirds of Staffordshire adults are physically active (similar to national), around 1 in 4 adults are physically inactive – fourth highest among similar authorities but similar to national.
  
  
• Newcastle-under-Lyme has a higher than average proportion of inactive adults (27%, 2019/20), and also experiences high levels of diabetes and coronary heart disease.
  
  
• When compared to national, Staffordshire also has a lower proportion of adults walking (16%) and cycling (1%) - 2018/19.
  
  
• Changes to healthy lifestyles were observed during the first part of the pandemic, with increases in exercise reported by some (31%), balanced against decreases amongst others (29%). The same is true for healthy eating. (Staffordshire COVID-19 Resident Survey)

Proportion of adults eating '5-a-day' on a 'usual day'

Source:  Public Health England (based on Active Lives, Sport England)

• A lower than average proportion of adults eat 5 portions of fruit and veg a day (53% and 2nd worst of our similar authorities). This ranges from 58% in Staffordshire Moorlands to 45% in Cannock Chase.
  
  
• Whilst the density of fast food outlets (2017) in Staffordshire is similar to national, there are high concentrations in town centres and areas of deprivation - Cannock Chase and East Staffordshire have a higher than average density. 

Fast food outlet density (2017)