UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
    Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported

[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
   Lake II, Charles Ditmars
   3-9-15 Daizawa
   Setagaya

   Tokyo Japan
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   AFLAC INCORPORATED (AFL)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/01
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   [ ] Director                   [ ] 10% Owner
   [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
   Deputy President
   General Counsel
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
   [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person



Table I   Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security                           2)Trans-    3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A)      5)Amount of    6)  7)Nature of
                                              action      action   or Disposed of (D)            Securities         Indirect
                                              Date        Code                   A               Beneficially   D   Beneficial
                                              (Month/                            or              Owned at       or  Ownership
                                              Day/Year)   Code     Amount        D  Price        End of Year    I
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Common Stock                                  12/31/01    I        3             A               844            I  401(K) Plan (1)


Table II (PART 1)  Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative          2)Conversion    3)Trans-       4)Trans-  5)Number of Derivative            6)Date Exercisable and
Security                       or Exercise     action         action    Securities Acquired (A)           Expiration Date
                               Price of        Date           Code      or Disposed of (D)
                               Derivative
                               Security                       Code      A                D                Exercisable  Expiration
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Stock Units                                    12/31/01 (2)   I         3                                 (2)


Table II (PART 2)  Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned  (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative          3)Trans-  7)Title and Amount                           8)Price     9)Number of   10) 11)Nature of
Security                       action    of Underlying                                of Deri-    Derivative        Indirect
                               Date      Securities                                   vative      Securities    D   Beneficial
                                                                        Amount or     Security    Beneficially  or  Ownership
                                                                        Number of                 Owned at      I
                  -                      Title                          Shares                    End of Year
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Stock Units                    12/31/01  Common Stock                   3             (2)         871           D   Direct
                               (2)


Explanation of Responses:

(1)
Between September 1, 2001 and December 31, 2001, the reporting person acquired 3 shares of AFLAC Incorporated common stock under the
 AFLAC Incorporated 401(k) plan.  The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of 12/31/01.
(2)
The phantom stock units were accrued under AFLAC's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (EDCP).  The EDCP holds Stock Units on the
reporting party's behalf representing the value of the common stock.  The stock units were accrued between 09/01/01 through 12/31/01
 at prices ranging from $24.40 to $32.497.



SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ By: Patricia A. Bell
    For: Charles Ditmars Lake, II
DATE