TOKYO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — The variety of centenarians in Japan totaled 92,139, hitting a file excessive for the 53rd consecutive yr, official information confirmed Friday.
The determine as of Friday rose by 1,613 from a yr earlier than, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry stated, previous to the nation’s celebration of its Respect for the Aged Day subsequent Monday.
Of the whole inhabitants aged 100 or older, the variety of girls was 81,589, accounting for 88.5 p.c of the whole, whereas male centenarians reached 10,550, in keeping with the ministry.
The oldest girl within the nation was 116-year-old Fusa Tatsumi from Osaka prefecture, whereas the oldest man was Gisaburo Sonobe, 111, from Chiba prefecture.
As of Friday, Japan had a median of 73.74 centenarians per 100,000 inhabitants.
The nation had 153 centenarians in 1963, essentially the most distant yr for which statistics had been accessible. The determine exceeded 1,000 in 1981, 10,000 in 1998 and 50,000 in 2012.