Gender Dysphoria Prevalence
- Males:
0.005% to 0.014%(10 in 100,000) - Females:
0.002% to 0.003%(2.5 in 100,000)
For natal adult males, prevalence ranges from 0.005% to 0.014%, and for natal females, from 0.002% to 0.003%. Since not all adults seeking hormone treatment and surgical reas signment attend specialty clinics, these rates are likely modest underestimates. Sex differ ences in rate of referrals to specialty clinics vary by age group. In children, sex ratios of natal boys to girls range from 2:1 to 4.5:1. In adolescents, the sex ratio is close to parity; in adults, the sex ratio favors natal males, with ratios ranging from 1:1 to 6.1:1. In two coun tries, the sex ratio appears to favor natal females (Japan: 2.2:1; Poland: 3.4:1). - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition (American Psychiatric Association)
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