Most research shows that the recovery rate for anorexia is around 30 %, with a 5 % mortality rate for patients who have suffered anorexia five to eight years. The death rate for patients with a history of more than 20 years of anorexia is 13 to 20 %.
一般研究顯示，厭食症治癒率約 30％，而發病 5 至 8 年內的患者，有 5 % 的死亡率；20 年以上的發病者，則有高達 13-20 % 的死亡率。