Anorexia statistics show that the disease mostly affects young women. Only about 10% of all sufferers are male.
Statistics on anorexia show that between 1 – 5% of all female adolescents and young women suffer from anorexia. The average age of onset is 17. It is rare, but not unheard of, for children under the age of 10 to have the condition. Older woman can have it as well, although it is usually diagnosed in the teens or twenties. Anorexic statistics show that it is very rarely diagnosed after the age of 40, however it is not unheard of and there are people that have a later onset of the disease.
Anorexia Statistics Anorexia is the third most common chronic illness among adolescents. 40 – 60% of high school girls diet. 50% of girls between the ages of 13 and 15 believe they are overweight. 80% of 13 year old girls have dieted. 40% of 9 year old girls dieted.