Table 2.
Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Non-Western Countries
| Country Studied (Year) |
Sample | Prevalence of Anorexia |
Prevalence of Bulimia |
Author (Year of Publication) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia (1981) | 6000 psychiatric patients | 0.05% | #x000A0; | Buhrich (1989)[25] |
| Japan (1985) | 732 hospitals | #x000A0; | #x000A0; | Kuboki et al (1996)[22] |
| Male and female | 0.0036% | |||
| Female | 0.0063% | |||
| Japan (1998) | 456 women (18-21 yrs) | #x000A0; | 2.9% | Kiriike et al (1998)[57] |
| Hong Kong (1989) | 500,0000 adults | 0.002% | #x000A0; | Lee et al (1993)[29] |
| Hong Kong (1991) | 1020 college students | #x000A0; | 0.46% | Lee et al (1993)[29] |
| Japan (1992) | 732 hospitals | #x000A0; | #x000A0; | Kuboki et al (1996)[22] |
| Male and female | 0.0045% | |||
| Female | 0.0097% | |||
| Egypt (1994) | 351 school girls | #x000A0; | 1.2% | Nassar (1994)[65] |
| Japan (1993) | 259 students (15-18 yrs) | #x000A0; | #x000A0; | Suzuki et al (1995)[66] |
| Male | 0.7% | |||
| Female | 1.9% | |||
| Japan (1997) | 130 hospitals and 1326 clinics (female) |
0.0048% | 0.01% | Nakamura et al (2000)[27] |
| Iran (2000) | 3100 school girls (15-18 yrs) | 0.9% | 3.2% | Nobakht and Dezhkam (2000)[28] |