From: Length of stay and associated costs of obesity related hospital admissions in Ireland
 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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Total number of hospital bed days for obesity related illness | ||||||||
 | 11388 | 16709 | 14833 | 15623 | 22187 | 27391 | 29059 | 25132 |
Cost per inpatient bed day (base year 2001) | ||||||||
 | 388 | 401 | 407 | 432 | 477 | 497 | 520 | 538 |
Total hospital cost (Euromillions, fixed and variable) | ||||||||
 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 10.6 | 13.6 | 15.1 | 13.5 |
Variable costs (Euromillions) | ||||||||
 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.7 |