An Estimated 1-3 Million People In the United States Have Sought Help For This
An Estimated 1% of The Entire World Population Are Cutters
The Average Age of Onset is Around The Beginning of Adolescence (10-16 years of age)
The Average Majority of People Are Between The Ages of 13 and 30
The Climatic Age Range is 18 to 24 Years of Age and The Cases Decrease Around the Age Range of 30 to 40 years
1 in 200 Girls Do This Every Year
About 20,000 Boys Do This Every Year
Also Common Among Celebrities and People of High Power
Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder, Dissociative Disorders, and Other Personality Disorders Are Vulnerable
Substance Abusers and People With a History of Abuse Have a High Risk of Becoming Self-Mutilators
Half of The Cutters Attempt Suicide at Least Once In Their Lifetime
Most Mutilators Are Women, But Some Men Do It Too
Reports For Elderly or Small Children Are Rare, But They Are Occuring
Most Reports of Mutilation Are In Teenagers or Middle Age Persons
There Has Been a Steep Increase In The Number of Young Cutters in Recent Years
SELF-MUTILATORS CAN BE ANY AGE, GENDER, AND ECONOMIC GROUP