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Hospitalized girls with eating disorders in Germany double
The number of girls aged 10 to 17 treated in hospitals in Germany for eating disorders has doubled over the past twenty years, rising from around 2,800 girls in 2004 to approximately 6,000 in 2024. Girls affected by these disorders made up 48% of all eating disorder patients in hospitals in 2024, compared to just 24% twenty years earlier. The total number of treatment cases increased by 2.2% between 2023 and 2024, with the proportion of women affected rising to over 92%. Anorexia remains the most common diagnosis, with 9,000 cases, followed by bulimia and vomiting, with 1,300 cases. It is confirmed that women are more significantly affected by these disorders than men.
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