Other Statistics for January 2003 to September 2004

Breakdown of claims by illness
Cancer 56%
Heart Attack 13%
Stroke 8%
MS 4%
By-Pass Surgery 3%
Cardiomyopathy 2%
All Others 6%
Breakdown of claims by age
To age 30 5%
31-40 15%
41-50 40%
51+ 40%
40% of all claimants were female
60% of all claimants were male
Age of policy at claim
14% under 2 years in force
16% 2-4 years in force
23% 4-6 years in force
22% 6-8 years in force
25% over 8 years in force
Amount paid out (in €millions)
each 3 year period in claims
To 1995 €2m
1996 - 1998 €7.5
1999 - 2001 €14.5m
2002 - 2004 (up to 06 Sept 04) €20.5m
Total €44.5m
General Statistics
Population of Ireland 3,917,203
Males 1,946,164
Females 1,971,039
Average Incidence of Cancer* 20,000 per year
Average deaths from Cancer* 7,500 per year
*(figures based on data gathered by the National Cancer Registry of Ireland 2002 and latest census data 2002)

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