Age-standardised incidence rate of eating disorders (anorexia and bulimia nervosa) worldwide, 2021

124.4 per 100,000

new cases per 10,000 people per year, worldwide

“the age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) rose from 106.78 (95% UI: 74.30-150.89) to 124.4 per 100,000 (95% UI: 86.48-175.74)”

Liu et al., Global, regional, and national burdens of eating disorders from 1990 to 2021 and projection to 2035, Front Nutr 2025, 2025

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Peer-reviewed study

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2026-11-06

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What to know

GBD 2021 data, age-standardised, so not a count of people. The rise is from 1990 to 2021. No worldwide count of new cases was found.

Arithmetic

124.4 per 100,000 / 10 = 12.44 per 10,000.

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