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The most cases of surpising longevity come from areas where birth and death tracking was/is a bit lacking.
by scotty79 3y ago
The most cases of surpising longevity come from areas where birth and death tracking was/is a bit lacking.
- francisofascii 3y agoAre you saying Japan is lacking accurate birth/death tracking?
- scotty79 3y agoAs evidenced by the case mentioned in the article.
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- cwmma 3y agoOkinawa specifically is one of the poorer areas of Japan especially for the elderly and had all of its vital records destroyed in WW2. It's also allegedly a "blue zone" where people live especially long.
- hmry 3y agoToday probably not, but was Japan lacking accurate birth tracking 80-120 years ago? It doesn't seem that unlikely at least
- Rebelgecko 3y agoYes, the country is someone notorious for having a disproportionate number of AWOL supercentenarians