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Supercentenarians are people over 110 (centenarians are over 100). Only about 1 in 100,000 people live this long. Around 1 in 5 people live to 90. An order of m
by nearbuy 4y ago
Supercentenarians are people over 110 (centenarians are over 100). Only about 1 in 100,000 people live this long. Around 1 in 5 people live to 90. An order of magnitude more supercentenarians than average (through fraud or error) wouldn't make a noticeable difference in the number of people living 90-99, even assuming all supercentenarians were once counted as being 90-99.
- jedberg 4y agoYes I understand that, but if you are saying some area is a "blue zone" where people tend to live longer, you'd expect an outsized number of 90-99 (and 100-109) for the same reasons that there are 110+, if those reasons are related to the geography (which is the claim with blue zones).
- nearbuy 4y agoMy understanding is the original authors of the blue zone study didn't actually check the number of people aged 90-99. They did look at life expectancy though, which was slightly higher for the blue zones. Not sure how to square that with the new finding of fewer people living 90-99 years.
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoWouldn't even geographic blue zones be subjected to geopolitical and economic shocks? These events would disproportionately impact people by age cohort.
- kevinmchugh 4y agoThis is my thought. Someone who's 110 had a different reality in front of them at age 20 than someone who's 90.