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The oldest known living person is Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, aged 116 years, 220 days. [5] The oldest known living man is João Marinho Neto of Brazil, aged 112 years, 101 days. [ 6 ] The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men.
Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old Japanese woman who became the oldest living person in August 2024, died on Dec. 29, 2024, according to Guinness World Records.
Kane Tanaka (田中 カ子, Tanaka Kane, née Ōta (太田); 2 January 1903 – 19 April 2022) was a Japanese supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 119 years, 107 days, was the world's oldest verified living person, following the death of Chiyo Miyako on 22 July 2018.
Maria Branyas Morera (Catalan: [məˈɾiə ˈβɾaɲəs]; 4 March 1907 – 19 August 2024) was an American-Catalan supercentenarian who, until her death at the age of 117 years, 168 days, was the world's oldest verified living person, following the death of Lucile Randon on 17 January 2023.
The now-wheelchair-bound nun was crowned the world's oldest living person after Tomiko Itooka died in Japan at age 116 on Dec. 26, 2024. World's Oldest Man, Dead At 112, Ate This Meal Every Friday
Jeremy Poland/Getty Images Tomiko Itooka was the oldest known person in the world when she died last month at age 116. Another 116-year-old, Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, now holds the title.
As women live longer than men on average, women predominate in combined records. The longest lifespan for a man is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013), who lived to the age of 116 years and 54 days. The oldest living person in the world whose age has been validated is 116-year-old Inah Canabarro Lucas of Brazil, born 8 June 1908.
Maria Branyas Morera, the oldest person in the world, has died at 117 years old, her family said.