Unique tale of ageing: Japanese centenarian population exceeds 70,000
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Tale of 100+ years
The number of people aged 100 or older in Japan has exceeded 70,000 for the first time after marking an increase for the 49th consecutive year in the aging society whose birth rate remains low, government data showed on Friday.
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Manifold increase
The figure represents a roughly 23-fold increase from a centenarian population of 3,078 in 1989.
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Low fresh births
The number of females who will have reached 100 years of age by Sunday totals 62,775, up 1,321 from last year. The number of such men is 8,463, an increase of 132.
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World's oldest living person
Kane Tanaka, a 116-year-old resident of Fukuoka, is the oldest Japanese. Born in January 1903, she is acknowledged as the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records.
Japan's average life expectancy was 87.32 for women and 81.25 for men in 2018.
Japan's average life expectancy was 87.32 for women and 81.25 for men in 2018.