Eating disorders

Covered by the study estimate

Anorexia and bulimia

18.1 million

People worldwide in 2023 ยท estimated

Population surveys aim to capture illness among people who have reached recorded care and those who have not.

Outside this estimate

  • Binge-eating disorder
  • Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID)
  • Other eating-disorder diagnoses

Schematic only. Areas do not represent case shares or the proportion receiving treatment.