We're getting much older!
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Started by metmike - March 27, 2020, 2:18 p.m.

With the coronavirus killing mostly old people(especially with health issues) its making us think more about protecting this growing vulnerable population.


My Dad living in Detroit will be 95 this September. That seems pretty old. When we were kids, I don't remember knowing anybody in the community that lived to that age.

So how unusual is that. What about another 5 years and living to 100?

What are the odds of that?

The latest numbers are not available but looking at the 2010 census and projections for people living to be 100, at just over 200,000,  means that a bit less than 1 out of 1,000 US citizens are living to 100 today. 

How Many People Live to 100?

http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyResources/Articles/how_many_people_live_to_100_page1.html


centarians 

        

The population of the United States in 2010 was approximately 309 million. Thus, today only 0.0173% of Americans live to 100. As reported in the article Long Life Runs in Families, some families have a disproportionate number of people who live to 100.  However, in the general population, living to 100 continues to remain an unusual event.  The table below shows the proportion of US centenarians over time. It is useful to keep this table in mind when looking at your own family tree.

    

Population of US Centenarians Over Time

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Year
Number of Centenarians
Percentage of Population
   
<1940
rare
n/a
1950
2,300
0.0015%
1990
37,306
0.0150%
2010
53,364
0.0173%

         

 

         

    It can be seen that the proportion of people reaching 100 is slowly increasing over time. 

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By metmike - March 27, 2020, 2:20 p.m.
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Census Bureau Releases Comprehensive Analysis of Fast-Growing 90-and-Older Population

                                

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/aging_population/cb11-194.html

     The nation's 90-and-older population nearly tripled over the past three decades, reaching 1.9 million in 2010, according to a report released today by the U.S. Census Bureau and supported by the National Institute on Aging. Over the next four decades, this population is projected to more than quadruple.

    

     Because of increases in life expectancy at older ages, people 90 and older now comprise 4.7 percent of the older population (age 65 and older), as compared with only 2.8 percent in 1980. By 2050, this share is likely to reach 10 percent.

    

     The majority of people 90 and older report having one or more disabilities, living alone or in a nursing home and graduating from high school

Among the 90-and-older population, women outnumber men by a ratio of nearly 3 to 1.  There were 38 men for every 100 women ages 90 to 94, with the ratio dropping to 26 for ages 95 to 99 and 24 for those 100 and older.