Report Finds Dramatic Increase In Number Of American Centenarians
The number of people living into triple digits is rapidly increasing, a new government report says. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of centenarians, or those living to 100 and beyond, has jumped 44 percent since 2000.
Centenarians in the U.S. numbered over 72,000 as of 2014, up from just over 50,000 in 2000. And it's a trend we can expect to continue as baby boomers age in the next few decades, experts say.
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