Lifetime prevalence of eating disorders among females by age and condition U.S. 2018-2019 | Statista

From 2018 to 2019, it was estimated that the lifetime prevalence of binge eating disorder among females aged 20 to 29 years in the United States was around 2.8 percent. This statistic illustrates the lifetime prevalence of eating disorders among females in the United States from 2018 to 2019, by age and condition.

Lifetime prevalence of eating disorders among females in the United States from 2018 to 2019, by age and condition

Characteristic	Anorexia nervosa	Bulimia nervosa	Binge eating disorder	Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorders	Total
0-9 years	0.01%	0%	0.05%	0.13%	0.19%
10-19 years	0.21%	0.56%	1.08%	1.73%	3.58%
20-29 years	0.7%	1.53%	2.8%	3.99%	9.02%
30-39 years	0.89%	1.7%	3.14%	4.55%	10.29%
40-49 years	0.94%	1.73%	3.41%	4.82%	10.9%
50-59 years	0.96%	1.74%	3.61%	5%	11.3%
60-69 years	0.96%	1.74%	3.67%	5.06%	11.43%
70-79 years	0.96%	1.74%	3.69%	5.07%	11.48%
80+ years	0.96%	1.74%	3.7%	5.08%	11.49%

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