The latest, that more women than men live to 100. Just more centurians around than many decades ago. Do you personally know any woman who has lived to 100 or at least around 90?
I celebrate my own health, but really the thought of living so long doesn't totally thrill me.Am I just...afraid?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle2446215/
Another fast-growing age group is the over 100 crowd. The 2011 census found 5,825 centenarians, up from 4,635 in 2006. Of those, only 955 were men. Statistics Canada projects there will be 78,300 centenarians by 2061, most of whom will be women.
More women than men reach the age of 100 because women have lower probabilities of dying at all ages than men. In 2008, life expectancy at birth was 78.5 years for men and 83.1 years for women.
Internationally, Canada’s rate of centenarians per 100,000 persons (17.4) ranks fifth in the G8, behind Japan (36.8), Italy (26.6), France (25.8) and the United Kingdom (20.3).
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05-31-2012, 03:52 AM #1
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Know any women living close to 100 yrs.?
Last edited by shootingstar; 05-31-2012 at 05:16 AM.
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