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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   United States: 218 deaths 
#2   Japan: 186 deaths 
#3   Germany: 40 deaths 
#4   Brazil: 28 deaths 
#5   Canada: 19 deaths 
#6   Korea, South: 14 deaths 
#7   Sweden: 13 deaths 
#8   Netherlands: 8 deaths 
#9   Australia: 8 deaths 
#10   South Africa: 7 deaths 
#11   Mexico: 7 deaths 
#12   Poland: 5 deaths 
#13   Denmark: 5 deaths 
#14   Austria: 5 deaths 
#15   Argentina: 4 deaths 
#16   Chile: 3 deaths 
#17   Norway: 3 deaths 
#18   Spain: 3 deaths 
#19   Czech Republic: 2 deaths 
#20   Israel: 2 deaths 
#21   Slovenia: 2 deaths 
#22   Finland: 2 deaths 
#23   Colombia: 2 deaths 
#24   New Zealand: 2 deaths 
#25   El Salvador: 2 deaths 
#26   Costa Rica: 1 deaths 
#27   Cuba: 1 deaths 
#28   Romania: 1 deaths 
#29   Dominican Republic: 1 deaths 
#30   Paraguay: 1 deaths 
#31   Croatia: 1 deaths 
#32   Uruguay: 1 deaths 
#33   Iceland: 1 deaths 
#34   Nicaragua: 1 deaths 
#35   Lithuania: 1 deaths 
#36   Peru: 1 deaths 
#37   Luxembourg: 1 deaths 
#38   United Kingdom: 1 deaths 
#39   Malta: 1 deaths 
#40   Venezuela: 1 deaths 
Total: 605 deaths  
Weighted average: 15.1 deaths  


DEFINITION: Total for all ages and sexes. Database compiled January 2004. Total of figures for:
  • Eating disorders
  • Anorexia nervosa
  • Atypical anorexia nervosa
  • Bulimia nervosa
  • Atypical bulimia nervosa
  • Overeating associated with other psycholog

SOURCE: World Health Organisation Statistical Information System

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NOTES: These statistics are derived from official causes of death detailed on certificates of death by each country. Rather than being a true indicator of the number of deaths attributed to a particular cause, mortality statistics reveal more about a particular country's reporting processes.

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1st May 2005 		This is all very interesting information and I would like to thank you for posting it. Your information has my my research a lot easier.:)
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