BLOG POST January 2, 2015 [London, UK]
Welcome!
Last month we discussed 'Is aging limited only to those above a certain age?'
We learned that there are aging children and there are aging elderly.
This month we are having a look at:
'The Increase of Centenarians in years 1990 to 2012.'
Witness the following
statistics.
Numbers of centenarians
Excerpts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia [2013]
A centenarian is a person who lives beyond the age of 100 years. The United States currently has the greatest number of known
centenarians of any nation, with 53,364 according to the 2010 Census. Japan has the second-largest number of
centenarians, with an estimated 51,376 as of September 2012. Japanese centenarians were found to be 111
in1950. This number surpassed the 10,000 mark in 1998, 20,000 in 2003, and
40,000 in 2009. [Please note that the number of centenarians in Japan has been viewed
with some doubts recently as reported in wiki site above]
The following lists are estimates of
centenarian populations in countries whose complete data have reference
numbers included at:
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INCREASE
IN NUMBER OF CENTENARIANS [Tabulated by Alexander]
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[In Countries with all-referable Data]
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Excerpted from
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Country
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Year
of
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No.
of
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Year
of
|
No.
of
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Increase
|
|
Latest
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Centenarians
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Earliest
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Centenarians
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Estimate
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Estimate
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Austria
|
1990
|
232
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1960
|
25
|
207
|
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Belgium
|
2010
|
1,559
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1950
|
23
|
1,536
|
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China
|
2011
|
48,921
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1990
|
4,469
|
44,452
|
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Czech Republic
|
2011
|
625
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2006
|
404
|
221
|
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Denmark
|
2010
|
889
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1960
|
19
|
870
|
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Finland
|
2010
|
566
|
1960
|
11
|
555
|
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Germany
|
2006
|
8,839
|
1885
|
232
|
8,607
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Iceland
|
1990
|
17
|
1960
|
3
|
14
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Italy
|
2010
|
12,756
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1950
|
88
|
12,668
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Japan
|
2012
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51,376
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1950
|
111
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51,265
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Netherlands
|
2010
|
1,743
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1830
|
18
|
1,725
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New Zealand
|
1991
|
297
|
1960
|
18
|
279
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Poland
|
2009
|
2,414
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1970
|
500
|
1,914
|
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Singapore
|
2011
|
724
|
1990
|
41
|
683
|
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Slovenia
|
2012
|
233
|
1953
|
2
|
231
|
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Spain
|
2010
|
8,080
|
2009
|
5,891
|
2,189
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United Kingdom
|
2010
|
12,640
|
1911
|
100
|
12,540
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United States
|
2010
|
53,364
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1950
|
2,300
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51,064
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Average Annual Increase for the Relevant Years
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Country
|
Year of
|
Year of
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No. of
|
Increase
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Average
|
|
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Latest
|
Earliest
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Years
|
|
Annual
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|
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Estimate
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Estimate
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[inclusive]
|
|
Increase
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[approx.]
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Austria
|
1990
|
1960
|
31
|
207
|
7
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Belgium
|
2010
|
1950
|
61
|
1536
|
25
|
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China
|
2011
|
1990
|
22
|
44452
|
2,021
|
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Czech Republic
|
2011
|
2006
|
6
|
221
|
37
|
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Denmark
|
2010
|
1960
|
51
|
870
|
17
|
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Finland
|
2010
|
1960
|
51
|
555
|
11
|
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Germany
|
2006
|
1885
|
122
|
8607
|
71
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Iceland
|
1990
|
1960
|
31
|
14
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1 in 2 years
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Italy
|
2010
|
1950
|
61
|
12668
|
208
|
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Japan
|
2012
|
1950
|
63
|
51265
|
814
|
|
Netherlands
|
2010
|
1830
|
181
|
1725
|
10
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New Zealand
|
1991
|
1960
|
32
|
279
|
9
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Poland
|
2009
|
1970
|
40
|
1914
|
48
|
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Singapore
|
2011
|
1990
|
22
|
683
|
31
|
|
Slovenia
|
2012
|
1953
|
60
|
231
|
4
|
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Spain
|
2010
|
2009
|
2
|
2189
|
1,095
|
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U.K.
|
2010
|
1911
|
100
|
12540
|
125
|
|
U.S.A.
|
2010
|
1950
|
61
|
51064
|
837
|
Between the years
1990 and 2008 the number of centenarians in Belgium increased by approximately 152%.
Between the years 2001 and 2009 the number of
centenarians in Canada increased by approximately 91%.
Between the years 1911 and 2009 the number of
centenarians in
England
& Wales increased by approximately 11,272%.
Between the years 1999 and 2010 the number of
centenarians in France increased by approximately 99%.
Between the years 1885 and 2006 the number of
centenarians in Germany increased by approximately 3,709%.
Between the years 1900 and 2010 the number of
centenarians in Netherlands increased by approximately 17,330%.
Between the years 1860 and 2000 the number of
centenarians in Switzerland increased by approximately 7,860%.
Between the years 1950 and 2010 the number of
centenarians in the USA increased by approximately 2,964%.
Conclusion
We
can, with good reasons, believe that it is a matter of improvement in keep-healthy factors that keeps a
person living longer. These keep-healthy factors have increased over these
numbers of years. This is the reason for the fantastic increase in the number
of centenarians over recent years.
May God grant you a very happy and great 2015?
[English Language: USA]
By Alexander
