Japan: cancer insurance coverage 2022

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

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

2001 to 2022

Number of respondents

4,844 respondents

Age group

18-79 years*

Special properties

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.

Sample size of previous surveys:
2019: n=4,014
2016: n=4,056
2013: n=4,043
2010: n=4,076
2007: n=4,059
2004: n=4,202
2001: n=4,197

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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