Japan has over 80,000 people aged 100 and over: Data

A new data from the Japanese government has revealed that nearly 1 in 1,500 people in Japan is now aged 100 or older, reported CNN.

The Japan’s Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry said the number of centenarians over went over 80,000 for the first time this year — the 50th consecutive annual increase and the biggest rise to date.

As of Tuesday, there were 80,450 people aged 100 and over as, which is 9,176 more than last year.

According to the report, Japanese women are far more likely to live for a century or more than men.

Japan has a rapidly aging population and average life expectancy across the country is also at a record high.

According to the data released in July, on an average, women are expected to live to 87.45 years and men are expected to live to 81.41.

The Japan government began documenting the number of centenarians in 1963.

In 1963, there were only 153 people aged 100 in the country and in 1988, the number went upto to 10,000.

Last year, 117-year-old Kane Tanaka from Japan’s Fukuoka was confirmed as the world’s oldest person buy the Guinness Book of World Records.

Born in 1903, she now lives in a nursing home. According to the report, she enjoys playing board game Othello. She told CNN that her secrets for a long life are eating eating good food and practicing math.