Table 1 Age and sex-specific rates, per 100,000 population, total and first-time cases of ED hospitalizations among children and youth (5 to 17 years), Canada (excl. QC), 2010/11 to 2022/23

Females

315

2.7 (2.4, 3.0)

255

2.2 (1.9, 2.5)

119.4 (117.6, 121.2)

76.1 (74.7, 77.5)

66.7 (65.7, 67.7)

42.7 (41.9, 43.5)

 Anorexia nervosa

107

0.9 (0.7, 1.1)

83

0.7 (0.6, 0.9)

62.5 (61.2, 63.8)

36.9 (35.9, 37.9)

34.7 (34.0, 35.4)

20.6 (20.0, 21.1)

 Atypical anorexia nervosa

5

0.0 (0.0, 0.1)

1–4

0.0 (0.0, 0.1)

3.2 (2.9, 3.5)

1.9 (1.7, 2.2)

1.8 (1.6, 1.9)

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

 Bulimia nervosa

9

0.1 (0.0, 0.1)

1–4

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

11.1 (10.6, 11.7)

6.4 (6.0, 6.8)

6.1 (5.8, 6.4)

3.5 (3.3, 3.7)

 Other

128

1.1 (0.9, 1.3)

110

0.9 (0.8, 1.1)

9.6 (9.1, 10.1)

6.7 (6.3, 7.1)

5.8 (5.5, 6.1)

4.1 (3.9, 4.3)

 Unspecified

66

0.6 (0.4, 0.7)

57

0.5 (0.4, 0.6)

33.0 (32.0, 33.9)

24.2 (23.4, 25.0)

18.3 (17.8, 18.9)

13.5 (13.0, 13.9)

Males

145

1.2 (1.0, 1.4)

118

1.0 (0.8, 1.1)

9.7 (9.2, 10.2)

7.2 (6.7, 7.6)

5.9 (5.6, 6.2)

4.4 (4.1, 4.6)

 Anorexia nervosa

34

0.3 (0.2, 0.4)

24

0.2 (0.1, 0.3)

4.5 (4.2, 4.9)

3.0 (2.7, 3.3)

2.6 (2.4, 2.8)

1.8 (1.6, 1.9)

 Atypical anorexia nervosa

1–4

0.0 (0.0, 0.1)

1–4

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0.2 (0.1, 0.3)

0.2 (0.1, 0.2)

0.1 (0.1, 0.2)

0.1 (0.1. 0.1)

 Bulimia nervosa

1–4

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

1–4

0.0 (0.0, 0.0)

0.6 (0.4, 0.7)

0.4 (0.3, 0.5)

0.3 (0.2, 0.4)

0.2 (0.2, 0.3)

 Other

82

0.7 (0.5, 0.8)

70

0.6 (0.4, 0.7)

1.9 (1.7, 2.2)

1.6 (1.4, 1.8)

1.4 (1.2, 1.5)

1.1 (1.0, 1.2)

 Unspecified

26

0.2 (0.1, 0.3)

22

0.2 (0.1, 0.3)

2.5 (2.3, 2.8)

2.0 (1.8, 2.2)

1.5 (1.3, 1.6)

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)