Written answers
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Department of Health
Departmental Data
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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254. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons availing of private health insurance by age group (details supplied). [56415/21]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The number of insured persons in the health insurance market increased in the period July 2020 – July 2021 by 2.1%, from 2,179,402 at 1 July 2020 to 2,226,235 at 1 July 2021.
The table below provides a breakdown of the private health insurance market membership as of 1 July 2021 by age group:
| Age Group | Number of insured persons |
|---|---|
| Aged 17 and under | 506,766 |
| Aged 18 to age 29 | 266,835 |
| Aged 30 to age 39 | 289,494 |
| Aged 40 to age 49 | 356,756 |
| Aged 50 to age 54 | 156,222 |
| Aged 55 to age 59 | 146,503 |
| Aged 60 to age 64 | 133,019 |
| Aged 65 to age 69 | 118,441 |
| Aged 70 to age 74 | 100,709 |
| Aged 75 to age 79 | 73,804 |
| Aged 80 to age 84 | 45,376 |
| Aged 85 and over | 32,310 |
| Total | 2,226,235 |
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