For 53 consecutive years, reaching a new high, with a maximum age of 116! More than 92000 centenarians in Japan
According to data released by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on the 15th, the number of centenarians in Japan has reached a new high for 53 consecutive years, exceeding 92000.
As of the 15th, there were 92139 elderly people in Japan who have reached the age of 100, an increase of 1613 from last year. Among centenarians, there are 81589 women, accounting for 88.5%; There are 10550 males.
The oldest living elderly person in Japan is a woman surnamed Xun, who is 116 years old and lives in Kashihara City, Osaka Prefecture. The oldest male is named Yoshizaburo Abe, who is 111 years old and lives in Kanayama City, Chiba Prefecture.
From a national perspective, Japan has 73.74 centenarians per 100000 people. Shimane Prefecture has been the area with the highest proportion of centenarians for 11 consecutive years, with 155.17 people per 100000 people; Saitama Prefecture has the lowest proportion of 44.79 people.
The data also shows that in 2022, the average life expectancy for Japanese women was 87.09 years, while for men it was 81.05 years, a continuous decline for two years. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare believes that this is related to the COVID-19.
Japan began this survey in 1963, when there were only 153 centenarians in Japan. With the improvement of medical and nursing standards, the number of centenarians in Japan has been increasing year by year. In 1981, it exceeded 1000 people, in 1998 it exceeded 10000 people, and last year it exceeded 90000 people. According to the 2020 Japanese census results, 406 centenarians were still working that year.
Note: The author is a reporter from Xinhua News Agency in Tokyo
Former Japanese centenarians exceeded 92000, reaching a new high for 53 consecutive years