Thanks to different factors such as developments in science and technology, more resources, different living conditions, and social movements, the average life span of people is getting longer. As a result of this situation, the number of people who have managed to exceed the age of 100 is increasing.
Although Brazilian Josefa Maria’s da Conceicao is ambitious for the title of the world’s oldest person, the 120-year-old woman could not get approval from Guinness. According to Guinness, the title holder is Lucile Randon, a 118-year-old French nun. This woman, better known as Sister Andre, is the official holder of the title of oldest person. The oldest male is 113-year-old Venezuelan Juan Vicente Mora. Apart from these people, there are 621 thousand people over the age of 100.
In 2030 their number will be 1 million
The world wasn’t always this crowded. Our population growth in the last 200 years has been in the form of an exponential increase. When the fact that we live longer is added to the fact that we are many in number, it was possible to reach the age of 100, which once seemed like a dream.
In 1990, the number of people over the age of 100 was 92 thousand. Even though almost 7 times fewer people reached the age of 100 at the time than today, that number was also a record for its time. In the past, these numbers were much lower.
Average life expectancy is also increasing
In 1960, when the United Nations began keeping records of the average human lifespan, people’s average life expectancy was 52 years. Today, the global life expectancy has reached 75 years. Of course, this time varies from country to country, life expectancy in Japan was 85 years compared to 54 years in the Central African Republic.
More than 1 million people are expected to exceed the age of 100 by 2030. Would you like to live that long?
40581
