2025-09-14 17:00
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2025-09-14 17:00
The number of people aged 100 and more in Japan reached a record level of 99 763 – the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Welfare said on Friday. On Monday in Japan will be celebrated a day of respect for the elderly.
Compared to last year, 4,644 people who celebrated his hundredth birthday came to the Country of Cherry. The size of this age group has been growing continuously for 55 years – emphasizes the ministry.
Women constitute about 88 percent Japanese centenary, there are 87 784; There are 11,979 men in this group.
According to the ministry, the average life expectancy of the Japanese in 2024 was 87.13 for women and 81.09 for men.
The oldest person in Japan is the 114-year-old Shigeko Kagawa from the prefecture of Nara. The oldest man is 111-year-old Kiyotak Mizuno from the prefecture Shizuoka.
The authorities have been conducting statistics on centenarians since 1963, when there were 153 of them. In 1981 the number exceeded 1000, and in 1998 – 10 thousand. – notes the Kyodo agency.
Krzysztof Pawliszak (PAP)
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