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Below is a list of the oldest 50 supercentenarians who have died or are living in Europe. The list including all known and validated supercentenarians who died before 2015 was compiled by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). [5] Later cases were sourced from more recent GRG data, [6] [7] [8] as indicated in the table. Deceased Living
The researchers estimate, based on a 0.15% to 0.25% survival rate of centenarians until the age of 110, that there should be between 300 and 450 living supercentenarians in the world.
The true number is uncertain, as not all supercentenarians are known to researchers at a given time, and some claims cannot be validated or are fraudulent. [ 1 ] Inah Canabarro Lucas (born 8 June 1908) of Brazil is the world's oldest living person whose age has been validated.
American supercentenarians are citizens or residents of the United States who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015 [update] , the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 782 American supercentenarians .
The following is a list of lists of known supercentenarians (people who lived to be or are currently living at 110 years or more of age). Lists organised by geography
The list includes supercentenarians validated by organisations specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), [5] [7] [8] with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source. Deceased Living
2 Supercentenarians. 3 Recognition and congratulations. ... The United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide in 2012, [1] ...
Many have either no official verification or are backed only by partial evidence. Cases where longevity has been fully verified, according to modern standards of longevity research, are reflected in an established list of supercentenarians based on the work of organizations such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) or Guinness World Records .