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Women and Aging
How long do you picture yourself living? How many of us desire to
live to see our 100 th birthday? For years I thought I would like to
see my grand children graduate college, start families, share their
lives with me a bit. Now, at the age of 60, I have two great grand
children and I have a few thought about wanting to stick around a little
longer; maybe.
Now, for me, I hope to live as long as I can with reasonable health and independence.
I am impressed with women like Luo Meizhe, who is close to becoming the longest live person on record. She is proof that the simple life might just be the answer to a long and healthy life.
Here's a bit of info about Luo from Xiamen News -
Now, for me, I hope to live as long as I can with reasonable health and independence.
I am impressed with women like Luo Meizhe, who is close to becoming the longest live person on record. She is proof that the simple life might just be the answer to a long and healthy life.
Here's a bit of info about Luo from Xiamen News -
China
issued its latest list of the 10 longest-living people Saturday, topped by a
woman from Southwest China believed to be the oldest on the mainland. She just
celebrated her 125th birthday.
The
list was released in honor of Chongyang Festival, also known as Seniors' Day.
There
are now more than 43,000 people in China who are 100 years or older, according
to a recent survey.
This
moves the nation into second place in the number of centenarians worldwide,
with the United States coming in first and Japan now third.
China's
oldest woman Luo Meizhen of the Yao ethnic group, was born in 1885 at Bama
county of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.
She
is illiterate and has led a simple life as a housewife.
"I
almost forget how long I've been living and for me, tolerance is the key to
longevity," she said in a phone interview.
The
10 oldest have an average age of 117. They include six women, and come from the
provinces and autonomous regions like Hainan and Xinjiang, from five different
ethnic groups, according to the China Gerontological Society.
The
society made the list based on surveys and the population census. It's the
second time the society has released such a list.
"The
number of centenarians has kept rising in China given the economic development
and improved quality of life and healthcare," said Li Bengong, the
society's director.
Ten
centenarian couples were also honored. China has counted 43,708 people aged 100
or older, up 8 percent over 2009, official statistics showed. Most of them live
in Southwest China.
The
Office of the China National Committee on Aging said the number of people aged
60 or above stood at 167 million in 2009, or 12.5 percent of the 1.3 billion
population.
The below chart show information about a number of humans to live to ripe ole' ages. What is most interesting to me is the comparison of men to women and more than anything, the countries they live in.
NAME SEX RECORDED AGE AS OF RESIDENCE LAST REPORT
BIRTHDATE 5-7-2013 DATE
Worldwide,
the US holds the largest centenarian population, estimated at 96,548 as of
2009, according to the International Association of Gerontology. Japan now
ranks third, with 40,449 as of a September tally.
Starting
in 2007, the China Gerontological Society has identified nine "longevity
cities," including Yongfu and Dongxing in Guangxi, Pengshan and Dujiangyan
of Sichuan, and Sanshui in Guangdong.
In
each of these places, there are at least seven centenarians per 100,000 locals,
more than twice the national average.
As
the average life span of the Chinese has more than doubled from only 35 years
in 1949 when the People's Republic of China was founded, the number of
centenarians has increased by more than 10 times over the same period of time,
statistics showed.
In
China's 1953 national census, 3,384 centenarians were identified.
Medical
science attributes increasing longevity to a combination of body exercise,
genetics and improved diet.
"Active
centenarians are role models for the future of aging," said professor Wu
Cangping with the Population Development Research Center of Renmin University
of China.
He
also urged improved care for the aged as China is challenged to cope with a
fast-growing population of elderly people.
The below chart show information about a number of humans to live to ripe ole' ages. What is most interesting to me is the comparison of men to women and more than anything, the countries they live in.
NAME SEX RECORDED AGE AS OF RESIDENCE LAST REPORT
BIRTHDATE 5-7-2013 DATE
José Coelho
de Souza
|
M
|
10 March
1884
|
129 years,
58 days
|
4 May 2012
| |
Luo Meizhen
|
F
|
9 July 1885
|
127 years,
302 days
|
28 December
2012
| |
Alimihan
Seyiti
|
F
|
25 June
1886
|
126 years,
338 days
|
17 July
2011
| |
Leandra
Becerra Lumbreras
|
F
|
31 August
1887
|
125 years,
249 days
|
31 August
2011
| |
Pedra Bento
|
F
|
29 June
1889
|
123 years,
312 days
|
Brazil
|
24 October
2011
|
Maria
Lucimar Pereira
|
F
|
3 September
1890
|
122 years,
246 days
|
Brazil
|
3 September
2011
|
Guo Fangji
|
F
|
11 January
1891
|
122 years,
116 days
|
China
|
27 July
2011
|
Abbas Koca
|
M
|
1 July 1891
|
121 years,
310 days
|
2 July 2011
| |
Guan Shi
|
F
|
11 October
1892
|
120 years,
208 days
|
China
|
12 October
2012
|
Tian Longyu
|
F
|
28 April
1893
|
120 years,
9 days
|
China
|
14 October
2012
|
Da Lanwan
|
F
|
3 May 1893
|
120 years,
4 days
|
China
|
10
September 2012
|
Nguyễn Thị
Trù
|
F
|
4 May 1893
|
120 years,
3 days
|
15 November
2011
| |
Augusto
Guilherme da Cunha
|
M
|
15 May 1893
|
119 years,
357 days
|
Brazil
|
15 August
2011
|
Doralina
Borba
|
F
|
22 January
1894
|
119 years,
105 days
|
Brazil
|
31 January
2012
|
Maria
Mikhailovna Shikut
|
F
|
1 July 1894
|
118 years,
310 days
|
May 2011
| |
Ángel María
Peña Mario
|
M
|
18
September 1894
|
118 years,
231 days
|
28 November
2011
| |
Kesi
Karuyeva
|
F
|
5 January
1895
|
118 years,
122 days
|
Russia
|
4 October
2011
|
Áurea de
Souza e Silva
|
F
|
6 September
1895
|
117 years,
243 days
|
Brazil
|
20 May 2011
|
Aizimujiang
Aimaiti
|
M
|
2 October
1895
|
117 years,
217 days
|
China
|
9 October
2011
|
Jesuina dos
Santos Cardoso
|
F
|
30 January
1896
|
117 years,
97 days
|
Brazil
|
21
September 2011
|
Juvelino Gonçalves
|
M
|
30 May 1896
|
116 years,
342 days
|
Brazil
|
16
September 2011
|
Helena J
|
F
|
9 June 1896
|
116 years,
332 days
|
25 June
2011
| |
Nargiz
Musayeva
|
F
|
1 July 1896
|
116 years,
310 days
|
Russia
|
27
September 2011
|
Celino
Villanueva Jaramillo
|
M
|
25 July
1896
|
116 years,
286 days
|
29 December
2011
| |
Luang Pu
Supha
|
M
|
17
September 1896
|
116 years,
232 days
|
17
September 2011
| |
Emilia
Torrez
|
F
|
1 October
1896
|
116 years,
218 days
|
11 Oct 2012
| |
Huo Liming
|
F
|
16 January
1897
|
116 years,
111 days
|
China
|
28
September 2011
|
Kateryna
Kozak
|
F
|
14 February
1897
|
116 years,
82 days
|
24 February
2012
| |
Fu Jiangshi
|
F
|
2 April
1897
|
116 years,
35 days
|
China
|
22 October
2012
|
Fu Suqing
|
F
|
19 July
1897
|
115 years,
292 days
|
China
|
12 January
2012
|
Li Zhaogui
|
F
|
3 October
1897
|
115 years,
216 days
|
China
|
21 August
2011
|
Yang
Mingyun
|
F
|
30 November
1897
|
115 years,
158 days
|
China
|
18 October
2012
|
He Erxiu
|
F
|
16 January
1898
|
115 years,
111 days
|
China
|
15
September 2011
|
Maria Rita
dos Praz(er)es
|
F
|
3 February
1898
|
115 years,
93 days
|
Brazil
|
21
September 2011
|
Huang Xu
Ping
|
M
|
12 March
1898
|
115 years,
56 days
|
China
|
31 July
2012
|
María Juana
Martínez]
|
F
|
7 May 1898
|
115 years,
0 days
|
Argentina
|
14 May 2012
|
Deolinda
Soares Rodrigues
|
F
|
24 June
1898
|
114 years,
317 days
|
Brazil
|
24 June
2011
|
Gertrude
Weaver
|
F
|
4 July 1898
|
114 years,
307 days
|
United
States
|
9 January
2012
|
Huang
Zhenlin
|
M
|
8 August
1898
|
114 years,
272 days
|
China
|
24 October
2011
|
Yu Chunjiao
|
F
|
8 September
1898
|
114 years,
241 days
|
China
|
29
September 2011
|
Andrew
Hatch
|
M
|
7 October
1898
|
114 years,
212 days
|
United States
|
7 October
2011
|
Marco
Atehortúa Daza
|
M
|
31 December
1898
|
114 years,
127 days
|
Colombia
|
31 December
2012
|
Li Suqing]
|
F
|
14 January
1899
|
114 years,
113 days
|
China
|
15 October 2012
|
Maria
Valdomira dos Santos Souza
|
F
|
18 February
1899
|
114 years,
78 days
|
Brazil
|
29 February
2012
|
Violette
Brown
|
F
|
15 March
1900
|
113 years,
53 days
|
Jamaica
|
29 March
2013
|
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