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Eating disorders affect approximately 10.0% of residents in Florida, equal to an estimated 2,200,000 people statewide. With a total population of 22,000,000, this represents a significant behavioral-health burden in the state.
Each year, about 13,200 individuals in Florida are hospitalized for eating-disorder complications, a rate of 60.0 per 100,000 residents. Approximately 25.0% of all cases involve children and adolescents under age 18.
Eating disorders are among the deadliest mental-health conditions. In Florida, an estimated 1,100 deaths occur annually from eating-disorder-related causes, with about 30.0% of these deaths linked to suicide.
Around 40.0% of people with eating disorders in Florida receive treatment. The state has about 66 specialized eating-disorder treatment programs, a mental-health provider shortage score of 2 (0–3 scale*), and an insurance barriers index of 3 (0–3 scale). Medicaid coverage for eating-disorder services is classified as Partial. The rural vs. urban access gap is rated 2 on a (0–3 scale), indicating how strongly geography affects access to care. *0=good, 3=bad.
Some statistics on this page combine publicly available data from reputable national sources with modeled estimates where state-level numbers were unavailable. Modeled values are approximations and should not be interpreted as official state-reported figures.
Key sources include: U.S. Census Bureau, HCUP, CDC WONDER, NIMH, NEDA, JAMA Network, HRSA HPSA, KFF State Health Facts, HRSA, SAMHSA.
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