John Lahart
Question:622. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied). [39538/20]
View answerTuesday, 1 December 2020
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The number of insured persons in the health insurance market increased in the period July 2019 – July 2020 by 2.3%, from 2,131,288 at 1 July 2019 to 2,179,402 at 1 July 2020.
The table below provides a breakdown of the private health insurance market membership as of 1 July 2020 by age group:
|
Age Group |
Number of insured persons |
|
Aged 17 and under |
503,584 |
|
Aged 18 to age 29 |
254,026 |
|
Aged 30 to age 39 |
288,633 |
|
Aged 40 to age 49 |
348,305 |
|
Aged 50 to age 54 |
153,137 |
|
Aged 55 to age 59 |
144,381 |
|
Aged 60 to age 64 |
130,385 |
|
Aged 65 to age 69 |
115,849 |
|
Aged 70 to age 74 |
98,737 |
|
Aged 75 to age 79 |
68,938 |
|
Aged 80 to age 84 |
43,255 |
|
Aged 85 and over |
30,172 |
|
Total |
2,179,402 |