japan's centenarians approach 100,000
2024-09-18
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according to the yomiuri shimbun on the 17th, the ministry of health, labor and welfare of japan announced that as of september 15 this year, there were more than 95,000 people aged 100 and above in japan, an increase of 2,980 people from last year. among the centenarians and above, about 90% are women, about 84,000 people, and only about 11,000 are men.
it is reported that due to the improvement of medical standards and nursing services, the number of centenarians in japan exceeded 10,000 for the first time in 1998 and exceeded 50,000 in 2012. it is reported that the oldest person in japan is tomiko itooka, who lives in a nursing home in hyogo prefecture. she is 116 years old. in august this year, she was recognized as the world's oldest person by the guinness world records. the former record holder maria died in spain last month at the age of 117.
it is reported that there are about 76 centenarians and above for every 100,000 people in japan. if divided by prefectures, shimane prefecture has been the region with the highest proportion of centenarians for 12 consecutive years, followed by kochi prefecture (154.20 people) and kagoshima prefecture (130.73 people). saitama prefecture has the fewest centenarians (45.81 people). according to data from the ministry of health, labor and welfare, the average life expectancy of japanese women in 2023 will be 87.14 years old and that of men will be 81.09 years old. as life expectancy increases, japan's serious aging problem is also highlighted. data released by the japanese government in july showed that the proportion of the population over 65 years old is close to 30%. (li xiao)▲# hundreds of reviews#
