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Old age is the range of ages for people nearing and surpassing life expectancy.People of old age are also referred to as: old people, elderly, elders, senior citizens, seniors or older adults. [1]
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.
Many elderly people gradually lose functioning ability and require either additional assistance in the home or a move to an eldercare facility. [37] Their adult children often find it challenging to help their elderly parents make the right choices. [38] Assisted living is one option for the elderly who need assistance with everyday tasks.
This phenomenon is known as the "paradox of ageing". This may be a result of social comparison; [147] for instance, the older people get, the more they may consider themselves in better health than their same-aged peers. [148] Elderly people often associate their functional and physical decline with the normal ageing process. [149] [150]
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 International Day of Older People is observed on October 1 each year. On December 14, 1990, the United Nations General Assembly voted to establish October 1 as the International Day of Older People as recorded in Resolution 45/106. [1] The holiday was observed for the first time on October 1, 1991. [2]
Older people have different requirements from society and government, and frequently have differing values as well, such as for property and pension rights. [1] Older people are also more likely to vote, and in many countries the young are forbidden from voting. Thus, the aged have comparatively more, or at least different, political influence. [2]