Retrospective Study
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World J Psychiatry. Dec 19, 2024; 14(12): 1815-1826
Published online Dec 19, 2024. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v14.i12.1815
Table 1 Rates of prevalence and disability-adjusted life-years of eating disorders in 2019 and their temporal trend from 1990 to 2019 at global and regional levels
Prevalence (95%UI)
DALYs (95%UI)
Rate in 1990 (per 100000 population)
Rate in 2019 (per 100000 population)
EAPC (1990-2019)
Rate in 1990 (per 100000 population)
Rate in 2019 (per 100000 population)
EAPC (1990-2019)
Global116.66 (79.78-172.01)137.36 (93.24-203.11)0.68 (0.63-0.73)11.03 (6.12-17.72)12.92 (7.12-20.97)0.68 (0.62-0.73)
Sex
Male74.37 (50.29-110.67)89.82 (60.03-134.94)0.78 (0.73-0.84)7.09 (3.91-11.72)8.51 (4.71-14.12)0.78 (0.72-0.85)
Female160.91 (111.16-237.28)187.84 (128.69-278.59)0.64 (0.59-0.69)15.15 (8.57-24.17)17.60 (9.89-28.34)0.64 (0.58-0.69)
Aetiology
Anorexia nervosa53.63 (34.86-79.10)60.67 (39.31-89.93)0.56 (0.52-0.61)4.99 (2.78-8.35)5.66 (3.15-9.62)0.57 (0.51-0.62)
Bulimia nervosa65.29 (35.91-112.75)78.81 (43.27-136.07)0.75 (0.70-0.81)6.03 (2.91-11.14)7.26 (3.51-13.60)0.76 (0.70-0.82)
Socio-demographic index
High SDI299.36 (207.55-448.68)348.17 (239.80-519.36)0.57 (0.46-0.68)28.11 (16.03-45.81)32.45 (18.25-53.04)0.56 (0.45-0.66)
High-middle SDI140.06 (96.78-208.68)180.32 (122.09-268.88)1.12 (1.03-1.21)13.25 (7.35-21.47)17.02 (9.44-27.79)1.14 (1.03-1.25)
Middle SDI92.70 (62.71-137.46)127.24 (85.94-190.46)1.30 (1.22-1.38)8.82 (4.90-14.31)12.03 (6.59-19.62)1.30 (1.21-1.39)
Low-middle SDI76.24 (51.53-112.46)106.44 (72.15-158.41)1.24 (1.16-1.31)7.22 (4.02-11.58)10.02 (5.54-16.18)1.22 (1.14-1.30)
Low SDI68.49 (46.47-100.95)80.38 (53.89-118.39)0.54 (0.42-0.66)6.47 (3.58-10.44)7.58 (4.20-12.28)0.55 (0.43-0.67)
Region
High-income Asia Pacific285.39 (196.42-419.28)320.41 (220.92-478.15)0.37 (0.30-0.44)27.11 (15.26-43.7)30.48 (17.14-49.63)0.35 (0.28-0.43)
Central Asia92.37 (63.29-136.71)98.59 (66.23-145.22)0.83 (0.58-1.08)8.79 (4.82-14.56)9.41 (5.24-15.38)0.85 (0.60-1.11)
East Asia68.76 (45.77-102.21)102.83 (68.86-153.09)1.97 (1.73-2.22)6.67 (3.63-10.73)9.93 (5.55-16.12)1.98 (1.72-2.25)
South Asia70.42 (47.56-103.77)105.56 (71.36-156.29)1.44 (1.36-1.52)6.68 (3.7-10.85)9.93 (5.51-16.06)1.42 (1.34-1.50)
Southeast Asia68.95 (46.53-101.56)94.80 (63.78-137.60)1.07 (1.02-1.12)6.56 (3.69-10.67)9.01 (5.00-14.43)1.07 (1.02-1.12)
Australasia532.55 (358.55-822.91)642.40 (458.62-902.39)1.15 (0.93-1.37)49.69 (27.35-84.76)59.45 (34.84-95.13)1.14 (0.93-1.36)
Caribbean144.60 (96.82-219.61)149.19 (102.06-223.98)0.41 (0.3-0.53)13.61 (7.61-21.96)14.00 (7.67-23.33)0.40 (0.28-0.52)
Central Europe116.32 (78.80-175.62)139.85 (94.41-210.18)0.77 (0.63-0.90)10.90 (5.94-17.80)13.2 (7.22-21.69)0.82 (0.68-0.96)
Eastern Europe117.66 (79.92-175.80)117.20 (80.21-172.70)0.22 (-0.03-0.48)11.29 (6.31-18.24)11.26 (6.33-17.97)0.28 (0.02-0.54)
Western Europe381.80 (269.38-568.79)400.24 (273.13-603.52)0.19 (0.12-0.26)35.72 (20.50-58.66)37.28 (20.88-61.76)0.18 (0.12-0.25)
Andean Latin America153.87 (100.49-239.82)190.08 (125.35-297.51)0.82 (0.76-0.87)14.43 (7.79-24.44)17.91 (9.79-30.26)0.83 (0.78-0.88)
Central Latin America147.26 (99.41-222.31)170.20 (116.58-255.62)0.53 (0.46-0.61)13.88 (7.60-22.96)16.02 (8.79-26.23)0.52 (0.45-0.60)
Southern Latin America218.40 (147.13-331.21)275.00 (181.83-418.71)0.90 (0.85-0.94)20.48 (11.20-34.32)25.85 (14.07-42.95)0.88 (0.84-0.93)
Tropical Latin America151.49 (103.53-219.35)188.20 (129.48-277.01)0.87 (0.80-0.93)14.08 (7.92-23.05)17.48 (9.84-28.51)0.88 (0.81-0.95)
North Africa and Middle East148.28 (99.21-228.58)179.56 (118.89-275.01)0.81 (0.71-0.92)13.88 (7.53-23.43)16.79 (9.08-27.91)0.82 (0.72-0.93)
High-income North America315.82 (214.28-474.18)356.89 (242.46-543.67)0.29 (0.08-0.49)29.44 (16.23-48.98)32.87 (18.07-54.22)0.27 (0.06-0.47)
Oceania68.28 (44.42-100.92)72.02 (46.08-107.19)0.22 (0.16-0.28)6.46 (3.58-10.67)6.84 (3.73-11.23)0.23 (0.17-0.30)
Central Sub-Saharan Africa74.02 (48.53-108.66)74.26 (49.07-111.50)0.07 (-0.12-0.26)6.96 (3.91-11.22)7.01 (3.79-11.42)0.10 (-0.09-0.29)
Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa64.43 (43.29-95.11)75.92 (51.59-110.99)0.52 (0.40-0.64)6.08 (3.40-9.80)7.19 (4.02-11.52)0.54 (0.43-0.65)
Southern Sub-Saharan Africa109.01 (73.73-164.18)114.62 (77.31-168.01)0.25 (0.16-0.33)10.29 (5.70-16.77)10.84 (6.00-17.6)0.27 (0.19-0.35)
Western Sub-Saharan Africa75.83 (51.77-111.61)88.52 (59.61-131.32)0.57 (0.47-0.68)7.18 (4.02-11.52)8.34 (4.59-13.39)0.57 (0.47-0.67)