Supercentenaire

A supercentenaire is a person who reached or exceeded the 110 years age, age that only one centenary out of thousand reached or exceeds (given European). Beyond this age, only a supercentenaire on 44 reached the 115 years (only 22 supercentenaires celebrated their 115 years, of which the half did not exceed the 115 years, the quarter the 116, the eighth the 117).

The supercentenaire term has appeared in the Seventies, it thus was quoted by the journalist Norris McWhirter, the editor of the Livre Guinness of the records, and has for summer taken again like a term running to nominate the persons having largely exceeded the 100 years, 110 years being the threshold commonly admitted, before being begun again by the medium of research in Gériatrie. But this threshold could be lowered by the researchers at 107 years since it was shown recently that this age corresponds to a statistical threshold with a stabilization of death rate. Indeed, it is noted that:

between 95 years and 107 years, the growth of death rate drops;
as from 107 years, death rate becomes constant.

One estimates from now on whom if this extreme longevity is due to genetic factors, the environment plays also a great role. The multiplication of the medicalized microbe or climatic variation, old people's homes putting the very old people at the shelter of the stress could make increase the number of supercentenaires considerably.

The National institute of health and the medical research (Inserm), the Institute max Planck and about fifteen research centres of developed countries take part in a research program and of collection of data on the supercentenaires, with the creation of an international database on named human longevity IDL ( International database one longevity ).

Centenaries

A centenary ago proven in the world before the 18th century, they remain exceptional until the beginning of the 20th century but their progression becomes exponential, in the countries developed, since 1945. The number of centenaries doubles every 10 years in France and every 5 years in Japan.

Several cases of groups of centenaries or supercentenaires were announced in precise areas of the world (the Caucasus, Andean valleys or American Georgia). But these cases did not resist the scientific studies and statistics, the announced ages appearing inaccurate.

In 2006, in France, 20.000 centenaries ago against 200 in 1950 (30% are considered to be healthy of spirit) of which a dozen supercentenaires of more than 110 years. INSEE envisages 150.000 centenaries in 2050, INSERM nearly 300.000.

Records of longevity

Jeanne Calment (February 21st 1875 with Arles - August 4th 1997 with Arles) lived until the 122 years and 164 days age. Former senior of humanity, it is to date (September 2007), the human being having lived longest and this in a proven way.

Senior of the French on June 20th, 1986 after the death of Red-headed Eugenie.
Senior of Europe on December 27th, 1987 after the death of Anna Eliza Williams.
Senior of humanity on January 11th, 1988 after the death of Florence Knapp (the case of Carrie White being doubtful).

List people/individuals 115 year old or more (whose age is proven)

2% of the supercentenaires manage to celebrate their 115 years, only 0,7% of the supercentenaires celebrate their 116 years and 0,4% of the supercentenaires celebrate their 117 years, with beyond it is not only of the statistics but also a good genetic inheritance and much of chance…

Approximately 30% to 40% of the people having reached 115 years and more entered the classification there is 1 to approximately 2 years, never signal 20 of the oldest people of the history of humanity had been also chamboulé in if little time…

Senior of humanity

Supercentenaire by country

Belgium

Since the August 18th 2007, the senior of the Belgians is Marcelle Droogmans, 109 years, originating and alive in Brussels, born the August 30th 1898. It is widowed since 1967 and has a son.

It replaced Irma Notteboom, (November 2nd 1897, Eeklo - August 18th, 2007 Eeklo) died in 108 years.

France

Seniors of French humanity

France had 4 seniors of humanity:

Marie Virgine Duhem
Augustine Tessier
Jeanne Calms

She had also 2 male seniors (but there always were women older than them):

Jean Teillet

France's oldest citizen

Woman

September 19th 2007, becomes the senior of the French (men and women) at 113 years, born the September 7th 1894.

Man

Since the August 25th 2007, France's oldest citizen (the oldest man) is Louis de Cazenave which was born on October 16th 1897.

Until the November 10th 2006, date of its death, the French man oldest was Maurice Floquet , died in 111 years and 320 days. It is the French man oldest having lived. He thus beat the record of Emile Fourcade (July 29th, 1884 - December 29th, 1995), deceased to 111 years and 153 days. He was:

France's oldest citizen on March 22nd, 2002 after the death of Hilaire François Dharboulle
Senior of Europe on March 2nd, 2005 after the death of
the 3rd oldest man of the world to its death

List of the French and Frenchwomen oldest who lived (108 years and +)

List of the French and French alive (E) S oldest (E) S (109 years and +)

As these tables show it, the men also can reach very advanced ages. But it are rare to celebrate their 110 springs. Passed this bar, the population of supercentenaires is almost exclusively female. Only 8 French men exceeded the 110 years, 2 then exceeded the 111 years.

French Supercentenaires on which exists a doubt

Tériihaérétéi Taaora , farmer born in French Polynesia on June 14th, 1873 on the island of Raïatéa. Deceased on January 3rd, 1991, would have reached the 117 years and 204 days age. This case was not surely validated for lack of documentations. If this case proved to be exact Mr Taaora would have been senior of the humanity from January 11th, 1988 to January 3rd, 1991.

Annibal Camoux , man illustrates born in 1638 in Nice (the Alpes-Maritimes). Former soldier on the galères of the king, Camoux becomes centenary without losing his strength, and it allots its longevity to its practice to chew root of angelica. Louis XV allocates a pension to him. The cardinal of Belloy, appointed bishop of Marseilles in 1755, likes to visit him. Several painters make his portrait, and among them Vernet, which represents it on a sight of the wearing of Marseilles. Annibal Camoux dies out in 1759 in Marseilles, at 121 years the remarkable age.

Jean Talker , butcher of profession, would have been born on March 3rd 1645 with Lanfeust in Ploumoguer, Brittany and deceased on April 30th 1774 with Saint Mathieu with the 129 years age. He believed himself, indeed, forgotten of God. One has it 130 years old known as. It remained with thirty steps of the entry of the abbey. Its portrait is carried out this same year by Caffieri, sculptor of Roy, and is thus captioned “… time was tired on this Low Breton old man, His scythe which destroys all, was notched on its face ”. (Caffieri is also the author of the tomb of Dom Michel Nobletz that one can admire in the church of Conquet). According to its certificate of marriage in 1690 with Marie Lehir de Ploumoguer, it would have been 25 years old, according to the certificate of another marriage with Louise Halscouet in 1692 her age would have been of approximately 30 years, therefore its birth date could range between 1662 and 1670, which wants to say that it could have had between 104 and 112 years at the date of its death. What would be exceptional at that time.

External bonds

the daily newspaper of the centenaries
the site of program IDL
the site which indexes all the supercentenaires
the classification of the alive people having spent the 110 years
Article of English Wikipédia on the records of old on a world level (TO BE TRANSLATED INTO French)
famous Nonagenaires and Centenaires
Objectif Longevity

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