The oldest person, Maria Jesus, passed away at age 115 years. She lived in the north-west of Portugal. The title of oldest person returns again to an American of 114 years, Gertrude Baines, lives in a nursing home in Los Angeles. past, very few centenarians were considered almost as extraordinary creatures. They exceeded 30 or even 40 years life expectancy of "normal" people.
The number of men and women who have surpassed the century of existence is estimated at more than 560 000 over the globe. And many of these venerable remains in good shape, although all do not run the marathon, as the narcotic Buster Martin, the English of 101 years who also trains in boxing and still has his job as a mechanic. Specialists believe that we are witnessing a true "longevity revolution" which primarily benefited women (they are four times more likely than men in the century club). And the French take the high ground in the statistics, just behind the Japanese. According to gerontologists, in France, at present, a woman of 77 years amounts to an ancestor of 62 in 1900.
Evolution of the number of centenarians in France
At 1 January 1900
100
1950 200 1960 977
1970 1 122 1980 1 545
1990 3 760 2008 20 115
2015 17 977 2020 13 855
2030 30 029 2040 34 761
2050 60 302
Researchers questioned about factors that promote the dramatic and steady increase in life span (in 2050, 16.6% of our population will be over 75 years, against 8% today )
Source
The Dispatch
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