Researchers identify unique signatures in supercentenarians that could characterise healthy ageing
They are also found to maintain a relatively high cognitive function and physical independence even after hitting the century. Demographers in Canada estimated that the chance of living more than 110 years is as low as 1 in 100,000. Meanwhile, according to the population census in Japan in 2015, the number of centenarians was estimated to be 61,763, of which only 146 were supercentenarians.
Nov 13, 2019, 13:14 PM IST