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A centenarian is a person who has reached the age of 100 years. Because life expectancies worldwide are 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.
The oldest man ever verified is Jiroemon Kimura of Japan, who died in 2013 aged 116 years and 54 days. [14] Tomiko Itooka (born 23 May 1908) of Japan is the world's oldest living person, aged 116 years, 201 days. João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) of Brazil is the world's oldest living man, aged 112 years, 66 days. [15] [16]
The Pew Research Center reported that the number of Americans who reach 100 years old and beyond is expected to jump from an estimated 101,000 people in 2024 — 0.03% of the population — to ...
Life expectancy in the U.S. was just 47.3 years old in 1900. It rose steadily for over a century until it peaked at 78.9 years in 2014 before declining in 2015, reaching 76.4 years in 2021. It ...
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, pictured outside Dover Castle. The following is a list of lists of notable centenarians by categorized occupation (people who lived to be or are currently living at 100 years or more of age) that are therein known for reasons other than just longevity
The oldest man verified by modern standards, and the only man with undisputed evidence to have lived to be over 115, is Japanese man Jiroemon Kimura (19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013), aged 116 years and 54 days. The oldest verified living person is Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, born 23 May 1908, aged 116 years, 206 days.
This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. [1] Anderson et al. concluded that supercentenarians live a life typically free of major age-related diseases until shortly before maximum human lifespan is reached (theoretically estimated to be 126 years).