Written answers
Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Department of Health
Health Insurance
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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622. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied). [39538/20]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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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 |
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