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News and Statistics The next National Eating Disorders Screening Program will be held during Eating Disorders Awareness Week, February 14-18, 2000. Click here to learn more. Research indicates that the groundwork for an Eating Disorder may already be laid by the age of five. Click here to read more. For facts on "Equal" pay between Men and Women in the workforce click here Statistics-Eating Disorders Experts now estimate that 1 of every 100 women between the ages of 12 and 25 suffers from anorexia, while 1 of every 7 women in the same age group develops bulimia. 1 out of four women ages 12-32 have disordered eating. Studies suggest that approximately 10% of all eating disorder suffers are male. A ten year study by ANED showed that 86% of all victims of Eating Disorders reached onset of their illness prior to the age of 20. Statistics from Anorexia Nervosa and Related Disorders, Inc., show that up to 20 percent of people with anorexia die prematurely. Eating disorders have increased by 50 percent in the past decade, and approximately 7 million Americans suffer from an eating disorder, according to The Vegetarian Times, a magazine for people concerned with a healthy diet. 2 out of 10 anorexics die from their disease. Statistics-Sexual Assault Somewhere in America, 1.3 women are raped every minute. Approximately one in three girls is sexually abused before the age of 18, and one in four before the age of 14. Approximately one in six boys is sexually abused before the age of 16. About 1 million children are abused in the US each year. A woman is sexually assaulted by forced sexual intercourse every 17 minutes in Canada. In 1999, 23,872 sexual offenses were reported in Canada.