According to information published in a report by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, the number of residents of the Land of the Rising Sun who are over 100 years old exceeded 50 thousand people for the first time in history, or more precisely 51,376 people. This number exceeds last year's figure for the number of centenarians in Japan by approximately four thousand people. And according to UN forecasts, by 2050 in Japan there will already be about a million people who have crossed the 100-year-old mark.
Where else on our planet do people live noticeably longer than others and why?
Where in the world do they live the longest?
The oldest person in Japan is named Jiroemon Kimura, his current age is 115 years, and his date of birth is April 19, 1897. Kimura, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the oldest man in Japan and in the world.
However, in Japan, as indeed in most regions of the world, representatives of the fair sex live the longest. Thus, 87.3 percent of all Japanese centenarians are women, a trend that has continued for 32 years. In general, in the Land of the Rising Sun the most big number centenarians per capita - according to data as of September 2010, there is one centenarian over 100 years old per 2,900 inhabitants. Most Japanese centenarians live on the islands of Okinawa and Kyushu. Everyone who has reached the age of 100 in the country receives a memorial letter and a gift from the country's Prime Minister.
If we consider the number of centenarians per capita in other countries, then Sweden follows Japan in the number of people over 100 years old. There, according to 2011 data, with a population of 9 million 417 thousand people, there are 1,600 centenarians, that is, one centenarian for every 5,888 people.
Next comes Great Britain - here there is one centenarian for every 6,777 people; in total, there are about nine thousand centenarians in Foggy Albion.
In Cuba, not in last resort Due to the favorable climate and well-developed healthcare, there are 1,551 people over 100 years old. With a population of just over 11 million people, there is one centenarian for every 7,222 people.
There are also countries on Earth where individual regions which have an increased concentration of people over 100 years of age. Thus, in China, in its western part, as well as in Tibet, there live nationalities whose representatives live to a very old age. Many centenarians live in Shanghai - in 2010, there were 923 people over 100 years old living there.
The Italian island of Sardinia is also known for its long-livers - here, in a village with the unpronounceable name Perdasdefogu, the world's most big family centenarians in the world. The Guinness Book of Records states that the total age of Melis's nine siblings exceeds 819 years. The head of the family, Consolata Melis, turned 105 years old in August 2012. She has 14 children, 24 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Consolata's oldest sister is 99 years old, and the youngest is 78. In total, according to statistics, 370 people over a century old live in Sardinia, and in 2002 Antonio Todde died on the island, who was almost 113 years old!
Another place where there are many centenarians is the Greek island of Ikaria in the Aegean Sea. IN beginning of XXI century there were many more people there, aged 90 years or more, than in Europe. At that time, about eight thousand people lived on the island, of which people who crossed the 90-year mark were 1.6 percent males and 1.1 percent female, which somewhat contradicts the generally accepted statistics on the predominance of centenarians women.
Why can people live so long in some regions of the world?
Reasons for longevity
Every region of the world with a large percentage of centenarians among the total population has its own reasons why people live this way. long life. Some of these reasons are universal, that is, they may be suitable for different regions planets, while others have their own local characteristics.
The country with one of the highest life expectancy rates is Japan, approximately 83.91 years (according to the CIA World Factbook 2011). However, this was not always the case - before World War II, residents of the Land of the Rising Sun lived, on average, only about 40 years. The situation began to change in the second half of the 20th century. The secret of the longevity of the Japanese is considered, first of all, their diet. It mostly includes seafood, which enriches the body with fluoride and iodine, soy, products from which have a beneficial effect on the condition of bones and prevent the occurrence of heart disease, as well as green tea - it activates metabolism in the human body. Such national culinary preferences also contribute to the fact that in Japan, only about three percent of the population is overweight.
In Scandinavian countries, life expectancy, despite the cold climate and short summer duration, is also high - approximately 75-78 years. One of the secrets of Scandinavian centenarians is eating fish with a high fat content. It protects joints, blood vessels, the heart, and also helps slow the development of Alzheimer's disease. In addition, long life also contributes to sports activities. fresh air- so, about 70 percent of Finnish residents are actively involved in this.
In Italy, the average life expectancy is approximately 77 years, and this despite the fact that Italy is one of the most smoking European countries. The secrets of Italian longevity are considered to be strong ties between relatives, eating hot pepper, as well as a mild maritime climate.
Another one European country with high life expectancy - France. There this figure is almost 78 years - the highest in Europe. The secret here is not so much in the diet of the French (they eat pates, cheeses, cream, meat and drink wine), but in the amount they eat at a time - French residents eat, as a rule, in small portions and do it slowly.
The highest life expectancy outside Europe is in Cuba, reaching 76 years. Cubans live long lives despite traditional smoking of strong cigars and large amounts of coffee they consume. The secret here is believed to be the excellent healthcare system on Liberty Island, as well as the natural optimism of the Cubans.
What about Russia? Where in our country do people live for a long time?
What about in Russia?
As for Russia, in our country people live the longest in the Caucasus: in the mountainous regions of Karachay-Cherkessia, Dagestan, Chechnya and other places in the region. According to data for 2003, in Abkhazia, for a population of about 215 thousand people, there were 250 people aged 100 years or more. The secret of Caucasian centenarians is mountain and sea air, unique nature and good ecology.
According to Rosstat data for June 2011, the first place in life expectancy among Russian regions is occupied by Ingushetia (78 years), second by Dagestan (74 years) and third by Moscow (just under 74 years). They live the least in Tyva - the life expectancy of men in this region is 54 years.
IN modern world Centenarians are considered to be people who have crossed the 90-year mark. And the fact that some Russians do not even live to retirement age is explained by experts as being due to the impact of poor ecology, poor nutrition, numerous stresses, and disruption of biological rhythms. However, there are regions in our country where the average life expectancy is noticeably higher.
Where are the most centenarians?
According to the well-established opinion in science, since the emergence of the first representatives, human life expectancy has consistently increased. The first Stone Age hunter-gatherers rarely lived to be 25-30 years old. The development of agriculture and cattle breeding diversified the diet of our distant ancestors, and the threat of attacks from predators sharply decreased, life gradually returned to a measured rut - and people began to live longer.
However, this is only in theory. Russian centenarians refute the opinion of most scientists that improvement living conditions And balanced diet leads to longevity.
The fact is that most 100-year-old Russians live in unfavorable highland areas North Caucasus, the harsh Arctic and the mountainous regions of Altai, which also cannot be called resort areas. In addition, many centenarians overcame a lot of hardships and hardships; they did not bask in warmth and comfort, and often ate whatever they had to eat.
The only thing that unites Russian centenarians is following the traditional way of life for their ancestors. The 100-year mark is rarely crossed by people who have been uprooted from their homes, moved to the city from rural areas, replacing the original way of life and diet.
Thus, in Dagestan, most aksakals live in high mountainous regions, and in Yakutia, it is primarily reindeer herders who can boast of longevity.
If we talk about Russian regions with high life expectancy rates, these are the aforementioned Dagestan, Yakutia and Altai region, as well as North Ossetia and some Siberian regions.
Centenarians
Peoples of Dagestan. Clean mountain air National cuisine And physical work in the fresh air - this is how most scientists explain the phenomenon of longevity of Caucasians. Dagestan leads in the number of elders, noticeably ahead of other Russian regions. Even in pre-revolutionary Russia, when most mountaineers lived poorly, worked a lot and ate very little, researchers noted a significant number of venerable elders who had crossed the 100-year mark. And now there are a lot of them here.
Sarhat Ibragimovna Rashidova (1875-2007) - lived in the village of Verkhniy Zidyan, Derbent region. Belongs to the ethnic branch of Azerbaijanis - the indigenous inhabitants of Dagestan. The fact that the woman was born during the reign of Tsar Alexander II has been officially confirmed. She worked a lot around the house and ate like everyone else. She believed that she inherited longevity from her father, who also passed the 100-year mark.
Magomed Nasibovich Labazanov (1890-2012) - born in the village of Gadari, Tsumadinsky district, died in the village of Serebryakovka, Kizlyar district. There is debate about his ethnicity. Since the man worked at a sawmill in Chechnya, from where he was deported to Kazakhstan in 1944, some believe that the aksakal belonged to the ethnic branch of the Akkin Chechens, one of the indigenous peoples of Dagestan. Other sources claim that Soviet security forces deported Magomed Labazanov by mistake, without understanding his identity. nationality(rowed everyone to the heap).
After rehabilitation, the man returned to his homeland and was engaged in livestock farming. He considered physical labor in the fresh air to be the reason for his longevity.
Gusein Shikhakhmedovich Shikhakhmedov (born in 1896) - lives in the village of Memedkala, Derbent district. He worked a lot in the field in his childhood and youth with his relatives. In 1936, the family was considered too wealthy and dispossessed, everyone was sent to Kyrgyzstan. Then the Great began Patriotic War, the man fought with his brother on the Belorussian Front. The family was able to return to their homeland only 15 years after the deportation. The aksakal worked for many years as an imam of a local mosque.
If we talk about Dagestanis who hold the record for longevity, then it is worth mentioning a resident of the city of Kizilyurt, Kairkhan Kairkhanov, who celebrated his 130th birthday in 2001, according to a number of local media.
Ossetians
If they are inferior to the Dagestanis in terms of the total number of centenarians, they are ahead in terms of population. According to information from the republican branch of the Russian Pension Fund, in North Ossetia more than 2 thousand people have passed the 90-year mark. Many of them work around the house, look after their great-grandchildren, and take care of their gardens, despite their advanced age. The leaders in the number of centenarians are Ordzhonikidze, Kirov, Iraf and Digor districts of the republic.
Gosada Tsallayeva (1886-2008) - lived in the village of Gular, Digorsky district. At the age of 10, she was bitten by a poisonous snake, and a local healer miraculously rescued the girl. After that incident, she herself believed that she would live a long time: after all, she had already defeated inevitable death. The woman worked hard, raised 7 of her own and 4 adopted children.
Yakuts
The Yakuts challenge North Ossetia for second place in Russia in terms of the number of venerable elders. These people have always been distinguished by their long life expectancy, which confirms Research Article, published in the St. Petersburg magazine “Northern Archive” in the summer of 1822. And currently in Yakutia there are 55 people whose age exceeds 100 years.
It seems that the harsh climate, vitamin-poor and very fatty food, the hard work of reindeer herders - all this should not be conducive to longevity. However, representatives of the rural uluses of the republic, leading a traditional way of life, refute this statement.
For example, on December 2, 2011, Pelageya Vasilyevna Rufova from the village of Usun, Vlyuisky ulus, celebrated her 110th birthday. During the Great Patriotic War, she worked in the rear, was awarded the honorary badge “Uye saas”, which honors Yakut centenarians, and in honor of the anniversary she received a special insignia “Civil Valor” as a veteran of labor.
Evenks
Those representatives of the people who adhere to the traditional way of life live long, as noted in Yakutia.
Varvara Konstantinovna Semennikova (1890-2008), who bore the surname Dyakonova as a girl, was recognized as one of the oldest residents of our country. Her age is officially confirmed by the birth record in the birth register. Despite her ethnicity as an Evenki, she was born in the same ulus of Yakutia as Pelageya Rufova. The long-lived woman spent her entire life roaming the tundra, engaged in reindeer herding. She worked until her 90th birthday. It is noteworthy that grandmother Varvara smoked shag, which is not at all conducive to health.
Altaians
This Turkic-speaking indigenous people of the Altai Mountains also lives in unfavorable conditions, engaged in nomadic animal husbandry. The diet of the local population also cannot be called balanced, since it is dominated by meat and dairy products, with few fruits and vegetables.
Babyk Emchn Bultyrgin, who died in 1959 at the age of 116, is considered the oldest Altai in the entire history of this people. Although his age is confirmed only by statements from relatives, no official documents have survived.
Researchers have always noted the increased vitality of Altai men, who often became fathers even after their 70th birthday. Moreover, they never complained about diseases of the gastrointestinal tract; apparently, the issue is still in the national cuisine.
Russians
It is interesting that in the Altai Territory there are many long-livers among the Russian population. As if the very nature of these places is conducive to achieving venerable age. For example, Pelageya Osipovna Zakurdaeva (1886-2005), whose maiden name was Lavkina, was considered one of the oldest inhabitants of the planet. The date of birth of this woman from the city of Zarinsk was confirmed by documents.
The long-liver married 4 times and raised three adopted children. Pelageya Zakurdaeva had a difficult life; after the death of her second husband, she moved to Tashkent, from where she returned to Altai at the age of 99. The elderly woman had an unhealthy habit: she sniffed tobacco and also allowed herself a glass of vodka on holidays.
It is noteworthy that among Russian men there are practically no centenarians, and the majority of Russian women who have overcome the 100-year mark live in Siberia.
Other peoples of Russia can also boast of people who have reached a respectable age, but there are not so many of them.
Longevity phenomenon
Representatives of ethnic groups traditionally engaged in agriculture are also in an ecologically clean environment, leading healthy image life, work a lot in the fresh air, have a calm temperament and good-natured character, but for some reason their average life expectancy is less than that of livestock breeders. Perhaps one of the main factors ensuring longevity is the consumption of dairy products.
Over the centuries, the inhabitants of certain places have developed a certain diet to which people have managed to adapt. Following the traditions of our ancestors, including in nutrition, is another key to longevity. A sudden change in lifestyle usually has a negative impact on human health.
True, some researchers believe main reason high life expectancy of certain peoples environmental factors: mountain or frosty sea air, as well as water rich in beneficial microelements.
Gerontological specialists note that all centenarians have a stress-resistant psyche, they are calm and friendly, and lead an active lifestyle. As a rule, there are twice as many women among them as men.
In 1513, Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon set out in search of Bimini, the mythical land where the Fountain of Youth was supposedly located, making old men young who drank from it. After exploring the entire Caribbean, he returned empty-handed and the Fountain of Youth remained undiscovered. Perhaps he was just looking in the wrong place!
As part of its data collection for the World Factbook, the American organization Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) examined death certificates, race, gender, causes of death and other factors to estimate the life expectancy of the entire world population. The average life expectancy of the entire world population is calculated to be 67.59 years, and the CIA has determined which societies live longer.
The average life expectancy in Russia, according to data for 2011, is 66.05 years, while men in our country live on average 59.1 years, and women - 73. In this regard, our country ranks 129th in the world, which, of course well, very sad. But in Kazan over the same period, the average life expectancy was as much as 71 years.
So where do people live the longest?
10th place: Italy – 81.86 years
Italians live on average 11 years longer than Kazan residents. Many experts draw a connection between their longevity and their diet - it's more than just pasta, meat and cheese. The Mediterranean diet is credited with reducing the risk for all types of diseases. Antioxidants contained in olive oil and red wine—two key features of Italian cuisine—can improve cholesterol levels, prevent blood clots and prevent heart disease, according to the American Heart Association. Italians also love spices such as basil, oregano, garlic to add flavor to food, while Russians rely heavily on salt. In this way, Italians improve their chances against high blood pressure and stroke.
9th place: Australia – 81.9 years
Australians' longevity can be attributed to several factors, including the relatively low rates of smoking and obesity, and the active lifestyle enjoyed by many of the country's citizens. But many Australian doctors claim that the secret to Australian longevity lies in optimal system healthcare. While the possibility of receiving medical care in Russia - let’s be honest - largely depends on employment status and material well-being, Australians have access to the health care they need no matter how much they earn. However, the country's obesity rate is on a steadily upward trend, which could undermine their longevity in the coming years.
8th place: Hong Kong – 82.12 years
Hong Kong residents live about 11 years longer than residents of Kazan. Like the Italians, Hong Kong residents can thank their longevity mainly from their diet of rice, vegetables and tofu and an active lifestyle. Hong Kong has much lower obesity rates than Russia and also has fewer cases of diabetes.
7th place: Guernsey - 82.24 years
This small island in the English Channel is not part of either the UK or the European Union, despite its dependence on the British Crown. Its independence means that Guernsey has not suffered from the economies of its neighbors. How does this relate to life expectancy? One theory is that Guernsey residents live longer because they are rich, which gives them above-average healthcare and improved nutrition.
6th place: Andorra – 82.5 years
A number of factors may explain why Andorrans outperform those in other countries. Firstly, this tiny country, sandwiched between France and Spain in the Pyrenees Mountains, promotes an active eco-friendly lifestyle. Residents have easy access to hiking trails and ski resorts, while the clean and well-maintained parks are often used for friendly games of football and rugby. Its citizens spend a lot of time outdoors, which experts say can lead to lower levels of stress and therefore cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure. Secondly, almost 100 percent of the Andorran population is highly educated people. High level education is extremely low level unemployment in Andorra. This means that most Andorrans can afford high quality nutrition and health.
5th place: San Marino – 83.07 years
Third most in Europe small state after the Vatican and Monaco and the oldest republic in the world with an average life expectancy of 12 years longer than in Kazan. Money plays important role here, as well as in Guernsey and Andorra, but one more key feature may be the work environment in the country. The primary industries of San Marino's wealth product are banking and tourism. This significantly reduces the number of associated labor activity deaths – which is often a big problem in other places.
4th place: Singapore - 83.75 years
Diet food and clean environment contribute to the longevity of the population of this rapidly developing country, located on the southern edge of the Malay Peninsula. Like Hong Kong, Singaporean cuisine is based on rice and vegetables, which are rich in... nutrients, which help keep residents healthy and active. The Singapore government also enforces a strict cleanliness code, severely restricting smoking areas. Interestingly, back in the 1980s the government recognized that the country's population was inexorably aging, but Singapore now has excellent medical institutions and programs for seniors.
3rd place: Japan - 83.91 years
Japan boasts impressive obesity figures: 3.1 percent, compared with the global average of 22.9 percent. Much of the credit for this goes to the Japanese diet, which revolves around fresh vegetables, rice and, most importantly, fish. Fresh fish is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids, which promote healthy blood pressure levels and reduce the risk of strokes and heart attacks. In addition, omega-3 fatty acids promote healthy brain function, helping prevent diseases such as Alzheimer's disease. The Japanese also lead a healthy lifestyle: they tend to walk more and do not overeat.
2nd place: Macau – 84.43 years
Like a number of other countries on this list, Macau can at least thank its productive economy for its high life expectancy - gambling here are the main source of income - 70 percent Money, received from the casino, go to the state treasury, including public health.
1st place: Monaco – 89.68 years
Residents of Monaco live, on average, 5.25 years longer than citizens of Macau, which ranked second in life expectancy, about 19 years longer than the average resident of Kazan, and about 23 years longer than the average Russian. Monaco shares several aspects with others long-lived countries, including an abundance of wealth and government-funded health care. Monaco residents also follow a Mediterranean diet, which has been linked to a reduced risk of a range of health problems, including cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure. But many say the reason for such longevity is the relaxing atmosphere. Its location on the Mediterranean Sea and its clean environment do a great job of reducing stress levels, which can lead to weakened immunity and contribute to cardiovascular disease. Maybe Ponce de Leon should have stayed a little closer to home after all in search of the Fountain of Youth...
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Long life has always attracted the attention of mankind. Remember at least the attempts to create philosopher's Stone, one of whose functions was supposed to be immortality. And even in modern times, there are a lot of diets, recommendations about life and numerous pseudo-secrets that supposedly will allow a person to live longer than his fellow tribesmen. However, no one has yet been able to guarantee an increase, which is why people are curious about those who have managed to do it.
Let's define it in terms
First of all, we need to figure out who should be classified as “Centenarians of the Planet”. The most common definition is those whose age has exceeded 90 years. In this case, there are quite a lot of these people. There are about 350 thousand of them in Russia alone. Some sources suggest that those who have already celebrated their centenary anniversary be considered centenarians. And this is also not a record - there are almost seven thousand such people among Russians.
The second difficulty: who to believe and how to check. Any person can claim that he turned, say, 150, and do this quite convincingly, if he knows the history of his native land well. So the planet’s centenarians are conditionally divided into two groups: verified (that is, those whose age is documented) and presumptive - those who cannot accurately prove their date of birth.
And the third problem: to choose a winner from those who are still alive, or to take into account everyone who has crossed the 110-year mark? After all, many of the planet’s long-livers, the list of which is not so short, still managed to die.
Official record holder
A proven winner who lived until 2012 was Georgian Khvichava, who fell just shy of 133 years old. The documents confirming her birth in 1880 were found to be authentic, so this oldest person (woman) was awarded an entry in the Guinness Book of Records and received a certificate accordingly. It is noteworthy that Khvichava before last day kept her mind alert. Despite the fact that all of her seniority was associated with agriculture, she was invariably interested in cutting-edge innovations: shortly before her death, she wanted her relatives to teach her how to communicate with a computer. We can say that at the moment this is the oldest centenarian on the planet. No one has yet broken the record for the duration of earthly existence.
Second winner
And this is also a woman. She died even before Khvichava, in 1997, but until that time she confidently held the lead. This time the former was born in France, five years earlier than the Georgian, but, alas, she died, nine years short of the next record. Her life span was limited to 122 and a half years. The name on the list of “Centenarians of the Planet” was also noted for its irrepressible sense of humor, demonstrated until the last day. In addition, the Frenchwoman was simply a volcano of energy: at 85 she began fencing seriously, at 100 she became interested in cycling, almost professionally.
Most common age
In the summer of 2013, another one of those who are called the planet’s centenarians died. He lived to be 115 years old, a Japanese man from Kamiukawa named Jiroemon Kimura. He received the title of winner in 2012 due to the fact that there are no older people left in the world with proof of their age. Recipes for long-livers, it must be said, are varied. If for Zhanna it was cheerfulness and activity, then for Kimura it was primarily a moderate and balanced diet.
By the way, the previous record holder, Christian Mortensen, a Dane by birth and an American by nationality, lived the same number of years (115). His contribution to recipes for long-livers is the absence of red meat, a large number of fish, optimism, friends and singing.
115 seems to be the most popular age for long-lived people. The Puerto Rican del Toro also lived up to these years and was also among the record holders. But at the moment, no one has yet reached this milestone, so now the oldest is again considered to be the Japanese Tomoji Tanabe, born in 1895. However, he doesn’t have much time left until the cherished date.
general Statistics
Noteworthy is the fact that there are much more long-lived women than men. Thus, in 2007, 84 people were officially registered in the world who were over 110 years old, and only nine of them were male.
There are almost two hundred thousand of those who are over 100 but under 110 years old in the world, and the gender ratio is again not in favor of men, although not so depressing.
Japan and mountainous countries, including Abkhazia, Georgia, Circassia, and Azerbaijan, produce a lot of long-livers. In Karachaevsk, a club called the “Society of Centennial Anniversaries” has even been created, which includes eight members, the youngest of whom is 104 years old. And in Japan there are more than 28 thousand people over 100, and this figure is growing every year.
Unofficial centenarians
However, so far we have listed those who, without any doubt, were able to prove their age. This list does not include other “very, very best” - long-livers of the planet who did not have the opportunity to prove this for very objective reasons: wars, destroyed churches with records of newborns, small villages where there were no literate people... However, the likelihood of their stated age matching is actually quite high. Therefore, it is still worth mentioning the Hungarians Petridge and Zortai, who lived 186 and 185 years, respectively, the Ossetian Tense Abzive, who reached 180, the Albanian Hanjer, who died at the age of 170, and the Pakistani Sayyad Mabud, who was only a year short of reaching 160.
Absolute record
If you do not demand absolutely accurate evidence from the applicant for the title, then the oldest centenarian on the planet has already been unambiguously established. The record belongs to a Chinese named Li Ching-Yun, who died in 1933. He himself considered the year of his birth to be 1736, that is, at the time of his death he was 197 years old. However, this age was refuted, and, oddly enough, to a greater extent. University professor Wu Changshin discovered documents indicating the birth of Li back in 1677. Moreover, reliable, documented data has been preserved about the congratulations of this man by the Chinese emperor, and they related to his 150 and 200 anniversary anniversaries. Such double confirmation requires painstaking research, so Lee’s title in the “Long-Livers of the Planet” category has not yet been proven, but neither has it been refuted.
Mysterious country
However, this is not the only and not the biggest mystery regarding the lifespan of individual representatives of humanity. For decades now, scientists have been haunted by the mystery of the Indian Hunza tribe. Its members do not get sick, do not suffer from caries, have excellent vision and live more than 110 years, all of them. And this despite the fact that neighboring tribes have a complete set of all modern (and even forgotten by civilization) diseases, and the average does not even reach 60. The Hunza have their own recipes for long-livers: meat - only on holidays, vegetables - raw, and a lot of fruits. The main thing in these nutritional principles is to never deviate from them. Even in the spring, in the absence of fresh fruit, they do not deviate from their chosen path. Instead of breakfast-lunch-dinner during these difficult months, the Hunza drink a glass of juice from fruits harvested last summer once a day.
Perhaps the reasons for the longevity and relative youth of this people include their habit of bathing in ice water, as well as extreme physical activity. As a result, Hunza women over 60 give birth to healthy, viable offspring. Researchers have also noted the high natural cheerfulness of the Hunza, who attribute a significant part of their longevity to it.
Scientists have not figured out why some are different. There are no recipes for longevity that apply to everyone: some indulged in bad habits, some ate only fish or fruits, some led an active life, and some allowed themselves to be lazy... The only one common feature All centenarians have optimism and cheerfulness. Maybe this is the treasured philosopher's stone?
According to a study conducted by the National Centers for Disease Prevention, Americans born in 2005 will live an average of 77.9 years.
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Monaco takes first place. The average life expectancy here is 89 years. Monaco is generally considered a country of long-livers. Why is life in Monaco better than other places? Definitely, the abundance of wealth and medical centers which are financed by the state. It should also be noted that the majority of Monaco residents adhere to the Mediterranean diet, which significantly reduces the risk of health problems, including cardiovascular diseases and high pressure. Many…
Where and why do they live the longest?
According to information published in a report by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, the number of residents of the Land of the Rising Sun who are over 100 years old exceeded 50 thousand people for the first time in history, or more precisely 51,376 people. This number exceeds last year's figure for the number of centenarians in Japan by approximately four thousand people. And according to UN forecasts, by 2050 in Japan there will already be about a million people who have crossed the 100-year-old mark.
Where else on our planet do people live noticeably longer than others and why?
Where in the world do they live the longest?
The oldest person in Japan is named Jiroemon Kimura, his current age is 115 years old, and his date of birth is April 19, 1897. Kimura, according to the Guinness Book of Records, is the oldest man in Japan and in the world.
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