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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Demography
  • Biostatistics

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  • Life expectancy has increased globally.
  • Improvements in mortality rates are primarily observed at younger ages.
  • The behavior of mortality at extreme ages (centenarians) remains an area of active research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate mortality patterns in individuals aged 100 years and older.
  • To determine if Scandinavian data support a mortality plateau at advanced ages.
  • To assess whether the maximum human lifespan has increased over time.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of individual-level data for Swedish and Danish centenarians born between 1870 and 1901.
  • Calculation of birth cohort-specific probabilities of dying.
  • Determination of maximum length of life using exact ages and accounting for cohort size increases.

Main Results:

  • No improvement in centenarian mortality observed in the last 30 years.
  • Mortality risk appears to plateau around age 103 for men and 107 for women.
  • Maximum lifespan has not increased, even after adjusting for larger cohort sizes.

Conclusions:

  • Centenarian mortality is static, despite gains at younger ages.
  • Extending maximum lifespan and life expectancy necessitates reducing mortality above age 100.