How many people suffer from anorexia?

In addition to obesity, anorexia is also a problem in our society. DP MPs André Bauler and Gilles Baum asked the Minister of Health, among other things, how many anorexia patients in Luxembourg had to be hospitalised, how long treatment lasts on average, and how treatment costs have developed over the last ten years.

Question

« Si le nombre de personnes souffrant de surpoids voire d’obésité chronique va croissant ces dernières années en Europe et au Luxembourg, il ne faut pas non plus perdre de vue les citoyens pâtissant d’anorexie.

Voilà pourquoi, nous aimerions poser les questions suivantes à Madame la Ministre de la Santé et de la Sécurité sociale :

  • Madame la Ministre, peut-elle informer sur le nombre de personnes atteintes d’une anorexie?
  • Combien de personnes ont dû être hospitalisées dans ce contexte depuis 2015?
  • Quel est leur profil (classe d’âge, sexe, …)?
  • Quelles structures hospitalières se sont spécialisées dans l’accompagnement médical de ces personnes ?
  • Quels sont les traitements usuels réservés à ces patients ? Quelle est leur durée moyenne ? Et quel est le coût de ces traitements par personne? 
  • À quel montant peut-on chiffrer les coûts annuels de traitement de l‘obésité et de l’anorexie? Quelle est l’évolution de ce coût durant les dix dernières années? »

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