Written answers
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
Department of Health
Health Insurance Data
Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age groups (details supplied). [48788/17]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The table provides the most recent data available from the Health Insurance Authority (HIA) and shows the number of insured persons by age group as of 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).
People availing of Private Health Insurance by age group - July 2017
| Age Group | Membership for the Market as of 1 July 2017 |
|---|---|
| 0-17 | 474,552 (23.37%) |
| 18-29 | 218,205 (10.75%) |
| 30-39 | 288,813 (14.23%) |
| 40-49 | 325,905 (16.05%) |
| 50-54 | 147,250 (7.25%) |
| 55-59 | 136,467 (6.72%) |
| 60-64 | 125,121 (6.16%) |
| 65-69 | 108,276 (5.33%) |
| 70-74 | 87,031 (4.29%) |
| 75-79 | 57,479 (2.83%) |
| 80-84 | 36,723 (1.81%) |
| 85+ | 24,381 (1.20%) |
| Total | 2,030,203 (100%) |
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