In a survey conducted in Japan in 2022, around 39 percent of respondents reported being covered by cancer insurance purchased from life insurance providers. The share of people who had purchased cancer insurance increased from 21.2 percent in 2001.
Share of people with cancer insurance offered by life insurance providers in Japan from 2001 to 2022
interviews and leaving method; dementia insurance policies or riders offered by life insurance companies, JA (agricultural cooperatives), prefectural mutual aid associations and co-ops
Supplementary notes
*The age range of survey participants was 18 to 69 in previous surveys.
The source used a stratified two-stage random sampling method.
The leaving method refers to dropping off and collecting questionnaires door-to-door.
Including cancer insurance and cancer riders.
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Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (March 31, 2023). Share of people with cancer insurance offered by life insurance providers in Japan from 2001 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361330/japan-cancer-insurance-coverage/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. "Share of people with cancer insurance offered by life insurance providers in Japan from 2001 to 2022." Chart. March 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361330/japan-cancer-insurance-coverage/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (2023). Share of people with cancer insurance offered by life insurance providers in Japan from 2001 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361330/japan-cancer-insurance-coverage/
Japan Institute of Life Insurance. "Share of People with Cancer Insurance Offered by Life Insurance Providers in Japan from 2001 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361330/japan-cancer-insurance-coverage/
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Share of people with cancer insurance offered by life insurance providers in Japan from 2001 to 2022 [Graph], Japan Institute of Life Insurance, March 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1361330/japan-cancer-insurance-coverage/