Wednesday, November 20, 2013

The Inevitability of relative Immortality for some humans born this century

I think the best way to look at this would be that some steam engines from the 1800s are still operating today or they can be made to operate if needed in some kind of emergency. There are also gasoline and diesel engines that likely still operate from the late 1800s that still operate today or could be made to operate if some parts were custom made for them also.

Likewise, there will be some human bodies, brains and hearts that will still operate into the next century (2100 and beyond) and they still might be operating successfully in 2200 and beyond. And this is a given here on earth (If) there are no all out nuclear wars, worldwide pandemics, or an ice age. But, even with any of the above likely 1 or more people will still be alive in 2100 to 2200 even if any of those catastrophes occur also. In fact, in regard to if pandemics or an ice age happen between now and 2100  it is almost certain at this point that there will be people born now still alive in 2100 and 2200 even then but they will just either live near the equator or inside or underground in a somewhat arctic or antarctic environment.

I think one of the next common developments will be smart phones that constantly take people's vital signs (and more) so a hospital might be notified at the slightest problem someone might be having or going to have. Preventative medicine in this way is going to save many many lives from cradle to the grave from here on worldwide.

When you start thinking about how most people didn't even make it to 40 years of age that much until the early 1900s in the U.S. and how the general life expectancy was only 60 in 1900 and only around 70 even in 1950, you see how far we really have come here in the U.S. and other developed parts of the world.

I was trying to verify this but wasn't able to yet but I heard that there are presently either 20,000 or 40,000 people living in the U.S. presently who are over 100 years of age. And whatever the present number is it is expected to double by 2020.

The following from Wikipedia is under the heading: "Oldest People"

Oldest people

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This is a list of tables of the verified oldest people in the world in ordinal rank, such as oldest person or oldest man. In these tables, a supercentenarian is considered 'verified' if his or her claim has been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) or Guinness World Records.
The longest unambiguously documented human lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who died at age 122 years, 164 days. She met Vincent van Gogh when she was 12 or 13.[1] This led to news media attention in 1985, after Calment turned 110. Subsequent investigation found documentation for Calment's age, beyond any reasonable question, in the records of her native city, Arles, France.[2] More evidence of Calment's lifespan has been produced than for any other supercentenarian; her case serves as an archetype in the methodology for verifying the ages of the world's oldest people.[3]
The longest undisputed lifespan for a male is that of Jiroemon Kimura of Japan (1897–2013), who died in June 2013 at age 116 years, 54 days. He was also the world's oldest living person from December 2012 until his death.
Since Kimura's death on 12 June 2013, Misao Okawa, also of Japan, born 5 March 1898, is the oldest living person in the world whose age can be documented. Okawa has also been the oldest living woman since the death of 115-year old Koto Okubo of Japan on 12 January 2013. Since the death of 112-year old Salustiano Sanchez of the United States, on 13 September 2013, Arturo Licata of Italy, born 2 May 1902, is the world's oldest living man.

Oldest people ever

Main article: List of the verified oldest people
Systematic verification of longevity has only been practiced in recent decades and only in certain parts of the world.
      Deceased       Living
Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Place of death or residence
1 Jeanne Calment F 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France
2 Sarah Knauss F 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States
3 Lucy Hannah F 16 July 1875 21 March 1993 117 years, 248 days United States
4 Marie-Louise Meilleur F 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada
5 María Capovilla F 14 September 1889 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days Ecuador
6 Tane Ikai F 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days Japan
7 Elizabeth Bolden F 15 August 1890 11 December 2006 116 years, 118 days United States
8 Besse Cooper F 26 August 1896 4 December 2012 116 years, 100 days United States
9 Jiroemon Kimura M 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan
10 Maggie Barnes F 6 March 1882 19 January 1998 115 years, 319 days United States

Ten verified oldest people living

Main article: List of living supercentenarians
Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 18 November 2013 Place of residence
1 Misao Okawa[4] F 5 March 1898 115 years, 258 days Japan
2 Jeralean Talley[4] F 23 May 1899 114 years, 179 days United States
3 Susannah Mushatt Jones[4] F 6 July 1899 114 years, 135 days United States
4 Bernice Madigan[4] F 24 July 1899 114 years, 117 days United States
5 Emma Morano-Martinuzzi[4] F 29 November 1899 113 years, 354 days Italy
6 Anna Henderson[4] F 5 March 1900 113 years, 258 days United States
7 Antonia Gerena Rivera[4] F 19 May 1900 113 years, 183 days United States[a]
8 Ethel Lang[4] F 27 May 1900 113 years, 175 days United Kingdom
9 Nabi Tajima[4] F 4 August 1900 113 years, 106 days Japan
10 Blanche Cobb[4] F 8 September 1900 113 years, 71 days United States
a^ Rivera was born in Puerto Rico.

Ten verified oldest men ever

Main article: List of the verified oldest men
      Deceased       Living
Rank Name Birth date Death date Age Place of death
or residence
1 Jiroemon Kimura 19 April 1897 12 June 2013 116 years, 54 days Japan
2 Christian Mortensen 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days United States[a]
3 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Puerto Rico
4 Mathew Beard 9 July 1870 16 February 1985 114 years, 222 days United States
5 Walter Breuning 21 September 1896 14 April 2011 114 years, 205 days United States
6 Yukichi Chuganji 23 March 1889 28 September 2003 114 years, 189 days Japan
7 Joan Riudavets 15 December 1889 5 March 2004 114 years, 81 days Spain
8 Fred Hale 1 December 1890 19 November 2004 113 years, 354 days United States
9 Johnson Parks 15 October 1884 17 July 1998 113 years, 275 days United States
10 Tomoji Tanabe 18 September 1895 19 June 2009 113 years, 274 days Japan
a^ Mortensen was a native of Denmark.

Ten verified oldest women ever

Main article: List of the verified oldest women
      Deceased       Living
Rank Name Birth date Death date Age Place of death
or residence
1 Jeanne Calment 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France
2 Sarah Knauss 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days United States
3 Lucy Hannah 16 July 1875 21 March 1993 117 years, 248 days United States
4 Marie-Louise Meilleur 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days Canada
5 María Capovilla 14 September 1889 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days Ecuador
6 Tane Ikai 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days Japan
7 Elizabeth Bolden 15 August 1890 11 December 2006 116 years, 118 days United States
8 Besse Cooper 26 August 1896 4 December 2012 116 years, 100 days United States
9 Maggie Barnes 6 March 1882 19 January 1998 115 years, 319 days United States
10 Misao Okawa[5] 5 March 1898 Living[5] 115 years, 258 days Japan

Verified oldest living men (over 110 years)

Main article: List of living supercentenarians
Rank Name Birth date Age as of 18 November 2013 Place of residence
1 Arturo Licata[4] 2 May 1902 111 years, 200 days Italy
2 Alexander Imich[4] 4 February 1903 110 years, 287 days United States[b]
b^ Imich was born in Częstochowa, which was then a part of the Russian Empire. It is now in Poland.

Chronological list of the verified oldest living person since 1955

This list is copied from the Gerontology Groups list of the World's Oldest Person Titleholders.[6]
      Deceased       Living
From To Name Sex Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Place of death
or residence
? 24 October 1955 Betsy Baker F ? – 113 20 August 1842 – 24 October 1955
113 years, 65 days		 Nebraska, United States
24 October 1955 20 February 1957
(1 year, 119 days)		 Rosalia Spoto F 108 – 109 25 August 1847 – 20 February 1957
109 years, 179 days		 Italy
20 February 1957 7 October 1959
(2 years, 229 days)		 Christina Karnebeek-Backs F 107 – 110 2 October 1849 – 7 October 1959
110 years, 5 days		 Netherlands
7 October 1959 24 November 1959
(48 days)		 Marie Olsen F 109 1 May 1850 – 24 November 1959
109 years, 207 days		 Kentucky, United States
24 November 1959 30 December 1964
(5 years, 36 days)		 Mary Kelly F 108 – 113 7 June 1851 – 30 December 1964
113 years, 206 days		 California, United States
30 December 1964 6 March 1965
(66 days)		 Elizabeth Kensley F 109 12 May 1855 – 6 March 1965
109 years, 298 days		 England, United Kingdom
6 March 1965 6 August 1965
(153 days)		 William Fullingim M 109 - 110 7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965
110 years, 30 days		 Oklahoma, United States
6 August 1965 10 January 1966
(157 days)		 Hannah Smith F 109 - 110 7 January 1856 – 10 January 1966
110 years, 3 days		 England, United Kingdom
10 January 1966 21 March 1968
(2 years, 71 days)		 John Mosely Turner M 109 – 111 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968
111 years, 280 days		 England, United Kingdom
21 March 1968 16 June 1968
(87 days)		 Johanna Booyson F 111 17 January 1857 – 16 June 1968
111 years, 151 days		 Transvaal, South Africa
16 June 1968 4 May 1969
(322 days)		 Marie Bernátková[7] F 110 – 111 22 October 1857 – 4 May 1969
111 years, 194 days		 Zašová, Czechoslovakia (now located in the Czech Republic)
4 May 1969 11 January 1970
(252 days)		 Ada Roe F 111 6 February 1858 – 11 January 1970
111 years, 339 days		 England, United Kingdom
11 January 1970 27 February 1973
(3 years, 47 days)		 Josefa Salas F 109 – 112 14 July 1860 – 27 February 1973
112 years, 228 days		 Asturias, Spain
27 February 1973 18 August 1973
(172 days)		 Alice Stevenson F 111 – 112 10 July 1861 – 18 August 1973
112 years, 39 days		 England, United Kingdom
18 August 1973 31 October 1973
(74 days)		 Elizabeth Watkins F 110 10 March 1863 – 31 October 1973
110 years, 235 days		 Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
31 October 1973 31 May 1975
(1 year, 212 days)		 Mito Umeta F 110 – 112 27 March 1863 – 31 May 1975
112 years, 65 days		 Kyūshū, Japan
31 May 1975 16 November 1976
(1 year, 169 days)		 Niwa Kawamoto F 111 – 113 5 August 1863 – 16 November 1976
113 years, 105 days		 Kansai, Japan
16 November 1976 2 December 1977
(1 year, 16 days)		 Sophia DeMuth F 110 – 111 30 June 1866 – 2 December 1977
111 years, 155 days		 Nebraska, United States
2 December 1977 25 April 1978
(144 days)		 Marie-Virgine Duhem F 111 2 August 1866 – 25 April 1978
111 years, 266 days		 France
25 April 1978 22 January 1981
(2 years, 272 days)		 Fannie Thomas F 111 – 113 14 April 1867 – 22 January 1981
113 years, 283 days		 California, United States
22 January 1981 8 March 1981
(45 days)		 Augustine Tessier F 112 2 January 1869 – 8 March 1981
112 years, 65 days		 Languedoc-Roussillon, France
8 March 1981 13 November 1982
(1 year, 250 days)		 Nellie Spencer F 111 – 113 24 August 1869 – 13 November 1982
113 years, 81 days		 New Jersey, United States
13 November 1982 13 October 1983
(334 days)		 Emma Wilson F 112 – 113 12 May 1870 – 13 October 1983
113 years, 154 days		 Missouri, United States
13 October 1983 16 February 1985
(1 year, 126 days)		 Mathew Beard M 113 – 114 9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985
114 years, 222 days		 Florida, United States
16 February 1985 21 October 1986
(1 year, 247 days)		 Augusta Holtz F 113 – 115 3 August 1871 – 21 October 1986
115 years, 79 days		 Missouri, United States
21 October 1986 2 February 1987
(104 days)		 Mary McKinney F 113 30 May 1873 – 2 February 1987
113 years, 248 days		 California, United States
2 February 1987 27 December 1987
(328 days)		 Anna Eliza Williams F 113 – 114 2 June 1873 – 27 December 1987
114 years, 208 days		 Wales, United Kingdom
27 December 1987 11 January 1988
(15 days)		 Florence Knapp F 114 10 October 1873 – 11 January 1988
114 years, 93 days		 Pennsylvania, United States
11 January 1988 4 August 1997
(9 years, 205 days)		 Jeanne Calment F 112 – 122 21 February 1875 – 4 August 1997
122 years, 164 days		 Provence, France
4 August 1997 16 April 1998
(255 days)		 Marie-Louise Meilleur F 116 – 117 29 August 1880 – 16 April 1998
117 years, 230 days		 Ontario, Canada
16 April 1998 30 December 1999
(1 year, 258 days)		 Sarah Knauss F 117 – 119 24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999
119 years, 97 days		 Pennsylvania, United States
30 December 1999 2 November 2000
(308 days)		 Eva Morris F 114 8 November 1885 – 2 November 2000
114 years, 360 days		 England, United Kingdom
2 November 2000 6 June 2001
(216 days)		 Marie Brémont F 114 – 115 25 April 1886 – 6 June 2001
115 years, 42 days		 Anjou, France
5 June 2001 18 March 2002
(286 days)		 Maude Farris-Luse F 114 – 115 21 January 1887 – 18 March 2002
115 years, 56 days		 Michigan, United States
18 March 2002 28 May 2002
(71 days)		 Grace Clawson F 114 15 November 1887 – 28 May 2002
114 years, 194 days		 Florida, United States
28 May 2002 21 August 2002
(85 days)		 Adelina Domingues F 114 19 February 1888 – 21 August 2002
114 years, 183 days		 California, United States
21 August 2002 29 December 2002
(130 days)		 Mae Harrington F 113 20 January 1889 – 29 December 2002
113 years, 343 days		 New York, United States
29 December 2002 28 September 2003
(273 days)		 Yukichi Chuganji M 113 – 114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
114 years, 189 days		 Fukuoka, Japan
28 September 2003 13 November 2003
(46 days)		 Mitoyo Kawate F 114 15 May 1889 – 13 November 2003
114 years, 182 days		 Hiroshima, Japan
13 November 2003 29 May 2004
(198 days)		 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan F 114 31 August 1889 – 29 May 2004
114 years, 272 days		 San Juan, Puerto Rico
29 May 2004 27 August 2006
(2 years, 90 days)		 María Capovilla F 114 – 116 14 September 1889 – 27 August 2006
116 years, 347 days		 Guayas, Ecuador
27 August 2006 11 December 2006
(106 days)		 Elizabeth Bolden F 116 15 August 1890 – 11 December 2006
116 years, 118 days		 Tennessee, United States
11 December 2006 24 January 2007
(44 days)		 Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 115 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007
115 years, 156 days		 Isabela, Puerto Rico
24 January 2007 28 January 2007
(4 days)		 Emma Tillman F 114 22 November 1892 – 28 January 2007
114 years, 67 days		 Connecticut, United States
29 January 2007 13 August 2007
(197 days)		 Yone Minagawa F 114 4 January 1893 – 13 August 2007
114 years, 221 days		 Fukuoka, Japan
13 August 2007 26 November 2008
(1 year, 105 days)		 Edna Parker F 114 – 115 20 April 1893 – 26 November 2008
115 years, 220 days		 Indiana, United States
26 November 2008 2 January 2009
(37 days)		 Maria de Jesus F 115 10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009
115 years, 114 days		 Tomar, Portugal
2 January 2009 11 September 2009
(252 days)		 Gertrude Baines F 114 – 115 6 April 1894 – 11 September 2009
115 years, 158 days		 California, United States
11 September 2009 2 May 2010
(233 days)		 Kama Chinen F 114 10 May 1895 – 2 May 2010
114 years, 357 days		 Okinawa, Japan
2 May 2010 4 November 2010
(186 days)		 Eugénie Blanchard F 114 16 February 1896 – 4 November 2010
114 years, 261 days		 Saint Barthélemy, France
4 November 2010 21 June 2011
(229 days)		 Maria Gomes Valentim F 114 9 July 1896 – 21 June 2011
114 years, 347 days		 Minas Gerais, Brazil
21 June 2011 4 December 2012
(1 year, 166 days)		 Besse Cooper F 114 – 116 26 August 1896 – 4 December 2012
116 years, 100 days		 Georgia, United States
4 December 2012 17 December 2012
(13 days)		 Dina Manfredini F 115 4 April 1897 – 17 December 2012
115 years, 257 days		 Iowa, United States
17 December 2012 12 June 2013
(177 days)		 Jiroemon Kimura M 115 – 116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days		 Kyoto, Japan
12 June 2013 Present
(159 days)		 Misao Okawa F 115* 5 March 1898
115 years, 258 days		 Osaka, Japan

Chronological list of the verified oldest living man since 1960

      Deceased       Living
From To Name Age(s) when oldest Lifespan Place of death
or residence
? 16 March 1962
(4 days)		 Joseph Saint-Amour 110 26 February 1852 – 16 March 1962
110 years, 18 days		 Quebec, Canada
16 March 1962 6 August 1965
(3 years, 143 days)		 William Fullingim 107 – 110 7 July 1855 – 6 August 1965
110 years, 30 days		 Oklahoma, United States
6 August 1965 21 March 1968
(2 years, 228 days)		 John Mosely Turner 109 – 111 15 June 1856 – 21 March 1968
111 years, 280 days		 England, United Kingdom
21 March 1968 5 May 1973
(5 years, 45 days)		 Friedrich Wedeking 105 – 110 10 October 1862 – 5 May 1973
110 years, 207 days		 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
5 May 1973 9 March 1974
(308 days)		 Frederick Butterfield 109 – 110 28 February 1864 – 9 March 1974
110 years, 9 days		 England, United Kingdom
9 March 1974 17 March 1977
(3 years, 8 days)		 Jean Teillet 107 – 110 6 November 1866 – 17 March 1977
110 years, 131 days		 Île-de-France, France
17 March 1977 21 August 1978
(1 year, 157 days)		 Charlie Nelson 109 – 110 21 September 1867 – 21 August 1978
110 years, 334 days		 Iowa, United States
21 August 1978 5 September 1980
(2 years, 15 days)		 Charlie Phillips 108 – 110 5 May 1870 – 5 September 1980
110 years, 123 days		 Mississippi, United States
5 September 1980 16 February 1985
(4 years, 164 days)		 Mathew Beard 110 – 114 9 July 1870 – 16 February 1985
114 years, 222 days		 Florida, United States
16 February 1985 14 December 1986
(1 year, 301 days)		 Joe Thomas 109 – 111 1 May 1875 – 14 December 1986
111 years, 227 days		 Louisiana, United States
14 December 1986 5 January 1987
(22 days)		 Herman Smith-Johannsen 111 15 June 1875 – 5 January 1987
111 years, 204 days		 Vestfold, Norway
5 January 1987 25 November 1988
(1 year, 325 days)		 Alphaeus Philemon Cole 110 – 112 12 July 1876 – 25 November 1988
112 years, 136 days		 New Jersey, United States
25 November 1988 10 June 1990
(1 year, 197 days)		 John Evans 111 – 112 19 August 1877 – 10 June 1990
112 years, 295 days		 Wales, United Kingdom
10 June 1990 18 June 1990
(8 days)		 Henri Pérignon 110 14 October 1879 – 18 June 1990
110 years, 247 days		 Normandy, France
18 June 1990 16 October 1991
(1 year, 120 days)		 James Wiggins 110 – 112 15 October 1879 – 16 October 1991
112 years, 1 day		 Arkansas, United States
16 October 1991 14 June 1993
(1 year, 241 days)		 Frederick Frazier 111 – 113 27 January 1880 – 14 June 1993
113 years, 138 days		 Alabama, United States
14 June 1993 20 January 1994
(220 days)		 Josep Armengol 111 – 112 23 July 1881 – 20 January 1994
112 years, 181 days		 Catalonia, Spain
20 January 1994 25 April 1998
(4 years, 95 days)		 Christian Mortensen 111 – 115 16 August 1882 – 25 April 1998
115 years, 252 days		 California, United States
25 April 1998 17 July 1998
(83 days)		 Johnson Parks 113 15 October 1884 – 17 July 1998
113 years, 275 days		 Florida, United States
17 July 1998 25 December 1998
(161 days)		 Walter Richardson 112 – 113 7 November 1885 – 25 December 1998
113 years, 48 days		 Illinois, United States
25 December 1998 29 April 1999
(125 days)		 Denzo Ishisaki 112 20 October 1886 – 29 April 1999
112 years, 191 days		 Ibaraki, Japan
29 April 1999 15 November 1999
(200 days)		 Antonio Urrea 111 16 February 1888 – 15 November 1999
111 years, 272 days		 Catalonia, Spain
15 November 1999 1 March 2001
(1 year, 106 days)		 John Painter 111 – 112 20 September 1888 – 1 March 2001
112 years, 162 days		 Tennessee, United States
1 March 2001 3 January 2002
(308 days)		 Antonio Todde 112 22 January 1889 – 3 January 2002
112 years, 346 days		 Sardinia, Italy
3 January 2002 28 September 2003
(1 year, 268 days)		 Yukichi Chuganji 112 – 114 23 March 1889 – 28 September 2003
114 years, 189 days		 Fukuoka, Japan
28 September 2003 5 March 2004
(159 days)		 Joan Riudavets 113 – 114 15 December 1889 – 5 March 2004
114 years, 81 days		 Balearic Islands, Spain
5 March 2004 19 November 2004
(259 days)		 Fred Hale 113 1 December 1890 – 19 November 2004
113 years, 354 days		 Maine, United States
19 November 2004 24 January 2007
(2 years, 66 days)		 Emiliano Mercado del Toro 113 – 115 21 August 1891 – 24 January 2007
115 years, 156 days		 Isabela, Puerto Rico
24 January 2007 19 June 2009
(2 years, 146 days)		 Tomoji Tanabe 111 – 113 18 September 1895 – 19 June 2009
113 years, 274 days		 Miyazaki, Japan
19 June 2009 18 July 2009
(29 days)		 Henry Allingham 113 6 June 1896 – 18 July 2009
113 years, 42 days		 England, United Kingdom
18 July 2009 14 April 2011
(1 year, 270 days)		 Walter Breuning 112 – 114 21 September 1896 – 14 April 2011
114 years, 205 days		 Montana, United States
14 April 2011 12 June 2013
(2 years, 59 days)		 Jiroemon Kimura 113 – 116 19 April 1897 – 12 June 2013
116 years, 54 days		 Kyoto, Japan
11 June 2013[a] 13 September 2013
(94 days)		 Salustiano Sanchez 112 8 June 1901 – 13 September 2013
112 years, 97 days		 New York, United States
13 September 2013 Present
(66 days)		 Arturo Licata 111* 2 May 1902
111 years, 200 days		 Sicily, Italy

Verified supercentenarians who died before 1955

Main articles: Supercentenarian and List of verified supercentenarians who died before 1980
Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Place of death
Geert Adriaans Boomgaard M 21 September 1788 3 February 1899 110 years, 135 days Groningen, Netherlands
Margaret Ann Neve F 18 May 1792 4 April 1903 110 years, 321 days Guernsey, Channel Islands
Ann Pouder F 8 April 1807 10 July 1917 110 years, 93 days Nebraska, United States
Louisa Thiers F 2 October 1814 17 February 1926 111 years, 138 days Wisconsin, United States
Miriam Bannister F 19 March 1817 9 April 1928 111 years, 21 days Missouri, United States
Demetrius Philipovitch M 9 March 1818 fl. August 1928 110 years, 150+ days Yugoslavia
Delina Filkins F 4 May 1815 4 December 1928 113 years, 214 days New York, United States
Katherine Plunket F 22 November 1820 14 October 1932 111 years, 327 days Leinster, Ireland
Valgjer Svien F 10 October 1842 23 January 1953 110 years, 105 days Minnesota, United States

Oldest verified person by nation

Main article: List of oldest people by nation
This article gives the recordholders for various countries to the extent that they have been established. These records are based on place of birth in current borders for simplicity. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group.
      Deceased       Living
Country Name Sex Birth date Death date Age
France Jeanne Calment F 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days
United States Sarah Knauss F 24 September 1880 30 December 1999 119 years, 97 days
Canada Marie-Louise Meilleur F 29 August 1880 16 April 1998 117 years, 230 days
Ecuador María Capovilla F 14 September 1889 27 August 2006 116 years, 347 days
Japan Tane Ikai F 18 January 1879 12 July 1995 116 years, 175 days
Italy Dina Manfredini F 4 April 1897 17 December 2012 115 years, 257 days
Denmark Christian Mortensen M 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days
United Kingdom Charlotte Hughes F 1 August 1877 17 March 1993 115 years, 228 days
Portugal Maria de Jesus F 10 September 1893 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days
Germany Augusta Holtz F 3 August 1871 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days
Netherlands Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper F 29 June 1890 30 August 2005 115 years, 62 days
Brazil Maria Gomes Valentim F 9 July 1896 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days
Spain M.A.C.C.[8] F 10 June 1881 16 January 1996 114 years, 220 days
Cape Verde Adelina Domingues[a] F 19 February 1888 21 August 2002 114 years, 183 days
Algeria Anne Primout[b] F 5 October 1890 26 March 2005 114 years, 172 days
Australia Christina Cock F 25 December 1887 22 May 2002 114 years, 148 days
Mexico Soledad Mexia F 13 August 1899 30 August 2013 114 years, 17 days
India Lucy d'Abreu[c] F 24 May 1892 7 December 2005 113 years, 197 days
Barbados James Sisnett M 22 February 1900 23 May 2013 113 years, 90 days
Moldova Goldie Steinberg[d] F 30 October 1900 Living 113 years, 19 days
Sweden Astrid Zachrison F 15 May 1895 15 May 2008 113 years, 0 days
Hungary Elizabeth Stefan F 13 May 1895 9 April 2008 112 years, 332 days
Poland Rosa Rein[e] F 24 March 1897 14 February 2010 112 years, 327 days
Finland Lempi Rothovius F 2 October 1887 17 June 2000 112 years, 259 days
Belgium Joanna Deroover F 3 June 1890 6 December 2002 112 years, 186 days
Czech Republic Maria Mika[f] F 23 May 1882 17 November 1994 112 years, 178 days
Norway Maren Bolette Torp F 21 December 1876 20 February 1989 112 years, 61 days
Ireland Katherine Plunket F 20 November 1820 14 October 1932 111 years, 327 days
Morocco Consuelo Moreno[g] F 5 February 1893 13 November 2004 111 years, 282 days
South Africa Johanna Booyson F 17 January 1857 16 June 1968 111 years, 151 days
Russia Lillian Joelson[h] F 20 August 1896 30 December 2007 111 years, 132 days
Belarus Mollye Marcus[i] F 18 October 1899 18 February 2011 111 years, 123 days
Colombia Daniel Guzmán-García M 6 February 1897 21 May 2008 111 years, 105 days
Switzerland Emma Duvoisin F 5 July 1886 30 September 1997 111 years, 87 days
Austria Hermine Nistler F 24 December 1900 13 February 2012 111 years, 51 days
Greece Gregory Pandazes M 15 January 1873 22 December 1983 110 years, 341 days
Slovenia Katarina Marinič[j] F 30 October 1899 2 September 2010 110 years, 307 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis Rosalind Hill[k] F 30 March 1899 18 January 2010 110 years, 294 days
Lithuania Ella Ille Rentel[l] F 19 May 1852 19 September 1962 110 years, 123 days
Croatia Hermina Dunz[m] F 24 February 1898 14 June 2008 110 years, 111 days
Peru Julia Dougherty F 20 August 1893 4 December 2003 110 years, 106 days
New Zealand Ethel Booth F 25 December 1890 18 February 2001 110 years, 55 days
Iceland Guðrún Björnsdóttir[9] F 20 October 1888 26 August 1998 109 years, 310 days
a^ Domingues was born in Cape Verde, which was at the time of her birth a Portuguese colony; now it is an independent country.
b^ Primout was born in French Algeria; it is now Algeria.
c^ d'Abreu was born in Dharwar, which was then a part of the British Raj; it is now located in India.
d^ Steinberg was born in Kishinev, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Moldova.
e^ Rein was born in Dziećkowice, near Mysłowice, which was then a part of the German Empire; it is now located in Poland.
f^ Mika was born in Bohemia, which was then part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in the Czech Republic.
g^ Moreno was born in Spanish Morocco, which was then a part of the Spanish Empire; it is now Morocco.
h^ Joelson was born in the Russian Empire; it is now Russia.
i^ Marcus was born in Lechovitz, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Belarus.
j^ Marinič was born in Deskle, which was then a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in Slovenia.
k^ Hill was born in Saint Kitts and Nevis, which was at the time of her birth a British colony; now it is an independent country.
l^ Rentel was born in Geldauschinken, which was then a part of the Russian Empire; it is now located in Lithuania.
m^ Dunz was born in Zagreb, which was then a part of Austria-Hungary; it is now located in Croatia.

Territorial recordholders

Country Territory Name Sex Birth date Death date Age
Denmark Faroe Islands Jóhannes Tauser[10] M 23 February 1902 12 January 2008 105 years, 323 days
Greenland Malene Lund[11][12] F 6 June 1877 27 January 1979 101 years, 235 days
France New Caledonia Marie-Louise Lhuillier F 26 June 1895 28 December 2007 112 years, 185 days
Guadeloupe Luce Maced F 2 May 1886 25 February 2000 113 years, 299 days
Saint Barthélemy Eugénie Blanchard F 16 February 1896 4 November 2010 114 years, 261 days
United States Puerto Rico Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days

Notes

  1. Jump up ^ Jiroemon Kimura died on June 12, 2013 (JST). However, in New York, where Sanchez lived, the date was still June 11, 2013 (Eastern Time Zone).

References

  1. Jump up ^ Whitney, Craig R. (5 August 1997). "Jeanne Calment, World's Elder, Dies at 122". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
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Super old: how many people live to 100?

Centenarians used to be a rarity but more and more people aren't just living to 100, they're even making it past 105. How many of them are there?
Centenarian birthday candles spell out '100'
Who's made it to triple digits? Photograph: Urbano Delvalle/Getty Images
When it comes to government statistics, simple titles are important. So today's numbers were clearly labelled 'Estimates of the Very Old' - and by 'very' they mean people aged 90 all the way up to the 105+ year-olds. How many old (old) people are there and which country has the most?

12,320 birthday card holders

In 2012 there were almost half a million people aged 90+ living in England and Wales. They might only represent about 1% of the total population, but given that the number has increased 33% since 2002, they're likely to become a bigger part of Britain.
But a lot of people pass away between their 90th and 100th birthdays - the totals plummet from 453,000 people aged 90-99 to just 12,320 aged 100+. That's still an awful lot of Christmas cards - on average 14 cards need to be written every day which sounds like a dreadfully dull duty for one Queen.

610 people who have lived for more than 105 years

The 105+ age bracket is a tiny one and it's one for the women - less than 1 in 10 people in this demographic are men.
Those numbers have almost doubled in a decade - from 320 people in 2002 to 610 in 2012. Back then, there were only 20 men who lived past 105 compared to 60 now.

Old men catching up with old women

But that might change. In 2002, for every man aged over 100, there were 8 women his age - that's now fallen to 6 female centenarians for every male one.

Japan's elderly are running ahead

With 1,197 people aged over 90 for every 100,000 citizens, Japan has by far the world's highest concentration of old people. England and Wales beat Norway to 5th place, since residents have a 0.8 in a 100 chance of making it past 90.

Although Africa is the least aged region of the world, there's more to this data than life expectancies and money. United States, Australia and New Zealand all rank behind Spain and Italy, despite having more wealth per citizen.

Why is there no data for 2013?

The numbers only go up to 2012 because of a slightly grim counting method - the government use death data to work out how many of the 'very old' are likely to still be alive.
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When I look at this realistically, the healthiest and wealthiest people on earth likely will be some of the ones to live the longest. So, it is genetics combined with healthy living situations, combined with good habits, combined with not having fatal accidents.

Any way you look at this it is an amazing development for the whole human race considering what life was like most places on earth in 1900 and 1800.
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