Laetitia Teixeira1, Lia Araújo2, Daniela Jopp3, Oscar Ribeiro4. 1. UNIFAI, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal; EPIUnit, Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-600, Porto, Portugal. Electronic address: lcteixeira@icbas.up.pt. 2. UNIFAI, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal; Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Rua Maximiano Aragão, 3504-501, Viseu, Portugal. 3. University of Lausanne, Institute of Psychology, Quartier UNIL-Mouline, Bâtiment Géopolis, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland; Swiss Centre of Competence in Research LIVES "Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives", Quartier UNIL-Mouline, Bâtiment Géopolis, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland. 4. UNIFAI, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal; CINTESIS, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313, Porto, Portugal; Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto, Av. Dr. Manuel Teixeira Ruela 370, 4460-362, Senhora da Hora Portugal.
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OBJECTIVES: The group of individuals aged 80 and over is growing faster than other segments of the population, and within this group the number of centenarians has risen exponentially worldwide. This paper reports the numbers of centenarians (total, and ratio relative to total population) in 32 European countries and their key characteristics: gender distribution, level of education, and type of residence. STUDY DESIGN: Population based study. MEASURES: We used national census data collected in 2011 for individuals aged 100 and over living in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Data on gender, residence and education were used. RESULTS: The total number of centenarians was 89156, corresponding to 17.3 centenarians per 100000 inhabitants of the total population and 98.0 centenarians per 100000 individuals aged 65 and older. Centenarian ratios were highest in France, Italy and Greece, and lowest in Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia. The percentage of men was 16.5% on average, and ranged from around 13% (Germany, Latvia, Belgium) to 37% (Hungary). Across Europe, 62.7% of the centenarians lived in private households, with a range from 10.9% (Iceland) to 90.0% (Romania). Education levels varied across countries, with an average of 13.6% having no formal education, ranging from 0.0% (the UK, Finland, Iceland) to 61.6% (Portugal). CONCLUSIONS: Centenarian numbers have increased substantially since last available data. The findings will inform specific health promotion policies, the strengthening of current services and the development of innovative care systems.
OBJECTIVES: The group of individuals aged 80 and over is growing faster than other segments of the population, and within this group the number of centenarians has risen exponentially worldwide. This paper reports the numbers of centenarians (total, and ratio relative to total population) in 32 European countries and their key characteristics: gender distribution, level of education, and type of residence. STUDY DESIGN: Population based study. MEASURES: We used national census data collected in 2011 for individuals aged 100 and over living in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Data on gender, residence and education were used. RESULTS: The total number of centenarians was 89156, corresponding to 17.3 centenarians per 100000 inhabitants of the total population and 98.0 centenarians per 100000 individuals aged 65 and older. Centenarian ratios were highest in France, Italy and Greece, and lowest in Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia. The percentage of men was 16.5% on average, and ranged from around 13% (Germany, Latvia, Belgium) to 37% (Hungary). Across Europe, 62.7% of the centenarians lived in private households, with a range from 10.9% (Iceland) to 90.0% (Romania). Education levels varied across countries, with an average of 13.6% having no formal education, ranging from 0.0% (the UK, Finland, Iceland) to 61.6% (Portugal). CONCLUSIONS: Centenarian numbers have increased substantially since last available data. The findings will inform specific health promotion policies, the strengthening of current services and the development of innovative care systems.
Authors: Julien Dupraz; Karen Andersen-Ranberg; Stefan Fors; Marie Herr; Francois R Herrmann; Tomoko Wakui; Bernard Jeune; Jean-Marie Robine; Yasuhiko Saito; Brigitte Santos-Eggimann Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2020-03-24 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Danielle Gutman; Gabriel Lidzbarsky; Sofiya Milman; Tina Gao; Patrick Sin-Chan; Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui; Joris Deelen; Alan R Shuldiner; Nir Barzilai; Gil Atzmon Journal: Aging Cell Date: 2020-08-29 Impact factor: 9.304