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Living Testaments. The oldest known person in the world died at 118, far exceeding the United Nation's world life expectancy of 72.98 years. But living past 100 isn't the rarity it once was.
A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100. Because life expectancies at birth worldwide are well below 100, the term is invariably associated with longevity.The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide in 2012, [1] and 573,000 in 2020, almost quadruple the 2000 estimate of 151,000.
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians .
Researchers found that people worldwide live 9.6 years longer than they are healthy — and in the U.S. the gap is more than 12 years. The U.S. has the biggest lifespan-health span gap in the world.
Research carried out in the United States has found that people are much more likely to celebrate their 100th birthday if their brother or sister has reached the age. [12] These findings, from the New England Centenarian Study in Boston, suggest that the sibling of a centenarian is four times more likely to live past 90 than the general ...
According to data from the Population Division of the United Nations, there were 89,739 living centenarians in the U.S. in 2021—about two times more than the number of people in the 100+ crowd ...
The truly elderly, however, were rare. Because so many died in childhood, life expectancy at birth was probably between 20 and 30 years. [28] Ancient Rome: 20–33 [29] [30] [31] [28] [19] [32] Data is lacking, but computer models provide the estimate. If a person survived to age 20, they could expect to live around 30 years more.
Maintaining a routine, even an unhealthy one, is key to longevity, a new book argues. Centenarians have sworn by daily whiskey, tobacco, and bacon.