According to a survey conducted in 2021, 59 percent of the respondents in Japan stated they had purchased life insurance for medical and hospitalization expenses, making this the leading reason to purchase life insurance. Around 52.4 of the respondents stated to have purchased life insurance to provide for their families in the event of an emergency.
Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021
among general households with two or more members; multiple answers possible
Method of interview
Questionnaire
Supplementary notes
The survey sample was selected using a two-stage stratified random sampling method.
The survey results refer to respondents who have purchased life insurance offered by private life insurance companies within five years prior to each survey.
The Japan Post Insurance is excluded from the figures.
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Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (December 20, 2021). Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/
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Japan Institute of Life Insurance. (2021). Reasons for purchasing life insurance in Japan as of May 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/755439/japanese-consumers-reasons-purchase-life-insurance/
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