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Health Insurance Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2018

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Ceisteanna (516)

Billy Kelleher

Ceist:

516. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied) [12228/18]

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The table below provides for the most recent data available from the Health Insurance Authority and shows the number of insured persons by age group on 1 July 2017. This information is compiled in respect of the commercial health insurers and excludes people serving waiting periods and members of Restricted Membership Undertakings (which provide insurance to people who are members of a particular group, normally a vocational group or employees of a particular organisation):

Age Group

Actual

Aged 17 and under

474,552  (23.4%)

Aged 18 to age 29

218,205  (10.7%)

Aged 30 to age 39

288,813  (14.2%)

Aged 40 to age 49

325,905  (16.1%)

Aged 50 to age 54

147,250  (7.3%)

Aged 55 to age 59

136,467  (6.7%)

Aged 60 to age 64

125,121  (6.2%)

Aged 65 to age 69

108,276  (5.3%)

Aged 70 to age 74

87,031  (4.3%)

Aged 75 to age 79

57,479  (2.8%)

Aged 80 to age 84

36,723  (1.8%)

Aged 85 and over

24,381  (1.2%)

Total

2,030,203  (100.0%)

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