- Until now the oldest person in the world is 118 years and 74 days.
- Based on the Inegi, life expectancy in Mexico is currently 75 years.
- Ischemic heart disease is the disease that causes the most deaths in the world.
Health is the basis for a full life. When good habits are promoted from childhood, it is less likely to develop diseases or serious illnesses in adulthood and old age. At least that is what has happened for those who are now considered the oldest people in the world and still alive.
Differences between the quality of life a century ago and now
In that sense, a fairly significant advance that has been achieved in the world is an increase in life expectancy. At the beginning of the 20th century, people barely reached 40 years of age.
Based on historical yearbooks, during the time of the Mexican Revolution the main causes of death during in the country were yellow fever, smallpox, typhoid and Spanish influenza.
Other problems that were also responsible for millions of deaths were diarrhoea, measles and malaria. Instead, today there are vaccines or treatments for these problems and now their mortality rate is minimal.
On the other hand, the most recent report of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi) mentions that The average lifespan of Mexicans today is 75 years. And although in most nations it is the same, there are also others in which no notable progress has been made.
Based on the 2016 report of the United Nations Organization (UN), the nation with the lowest life expectancy is Sierra Leone with 51 years. Then Chad appears with 52 years and Nigeria with 53 years.
The oldest people in the world
But now it is time to know the individual situation that prevails in the world. Following the passing of Japan’s Kane Tanaka at the age of 119 this week, France’s Lucile Randon is now the world’s oldest living person.
At the ripe old age of 118, Randon heads the graph below that shows the oldest people in the world who are still alive. The date and place of birth were corroborated by the Gerontological Research Group of Los Angeles, California. What is most striking is that they are all women.
The most represented countries of origin are Japan and the United States, with two each. Despite the above, Maria Branyas Morera, born in that North American country, is also a Spanish citizen and currently resides in Catalonia.
In addition, two of these “supercentenarians” are of Latin American origin: Casilda Benegas Gallego, born in Paraguay and resident in Argentina, and Sofía Rojas, who still lives in the country where she was born no less than 114 years ago, Colombia.