Eating Disorders Statistics
Treatment and Research Statistics

Treatment & Research

• 1 in 10 people with an eating disorder seek treatment (including in eating disorder treatment centers)
• 6% of bulimics receive treatment
• Only 20% of those who seek treatment get the amount and intensity of treatment they need to recover
• The average length of stay required for recovery from an eating disorder is estimated at between 3 and 6 months of inpatient treatment
• Eating disorder treatment is extremely expensive
• Average cost for eating disorder treatment centers treatment is $30,000 per month or more
• Costs for inpatient eating disorder treatment centers range from $500 - $2,800 per day
• Costs for outpatient treatment - therapy and medical care - can cost more than $100,000 through the course of the eating disorder
• Only 50% of those with eating disorders report that they have recovered
• With treatment, 60% report recovery from an eating disorder
• 5 - 10% of anorexics die within 10 years of developing the eating disorder, anorexia
• 18 - 20% of anorexics die after 20 years of developing the eating disorder (that doesn't mean they had anorexia for 20 years ...)
• Up to 20% of those who do not receive treatment for their eating disorder die
• In general, 6% of people who develop an eating disorder die as a result
• With treatment, the mortality rate is between 2 & 3%
• More people die from an eating disorder than from any other mental health issues
• For teenagers and women between the ages 15 & 24 - 12 times more die from anorexia symptoms than from all other causes of death combined
• 75% of people in the US believe eating disorder treatment should be covered by insurance companies
• Funding for Alzheimer's research is 75% higher than for eating disorder research
• $1.20 per person is spent on eating disorder research as opposed to $159 per person for schizophrenia research

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