Centenarians in Japan hit record 92,139, women account for 88%

The number of centenarians in Japan is estimated at a record 92,139, led by women, who account for 88.5 percent of the total with the world's longest life expectancy, welfare ministry data showed Friday.The number of those aged 100 or older as of Sept. 15 was up 1,613 from a year earlier for the 53th consecutive annual rise, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said ahead of the Respect for the Aged Day holiday next Monday.There were an average 73.74 centenarians per 100,000 people in Japan, one of the most rapidly ageing populations in the world.Female centenarians totaled 81,589, up 1,4…READ FULL ARTICLE