Most people who have lived over 100 years old in the United States are white women, and only 20% are men

Most people who have lived over 100 years old in the United States are white women, and only 20% are men. According to Reuters, people have known for a long time that women live longer than men, but if...

Most people who have lived over 100 years old in the United States are white women, and only 20% are men. According to Reuters, it has long been known that women live longer than men, but when you live to 100 years old or beyond, the gap between men and women becomes very obvious. Only 20% of Americans who live to be 100 or older are men. According to a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Monday, there are 53,364 people in the United States aged 100 or older, and more than 80% of them are women. The department's findings are based on census data collected in 2010. The report also found that those over 100 were mostly white urban residents of the Northeast and Midwest. Demography researchers write: "There are gender differences in longevity, with the proportion of women in the population increasing with age." This is especially true in the oldest age group, where a sharp increase in the percentage of women occurs. For every 100 centenarian women, there are only 20.7 centenarian men. ?/FONT> Although reaching 100 years old is no longer the publicity it was a few decades ago, the public still marvels at the longevity of those who live to a remarkable age. Guinness World Records says the world's longest-lived living person was Beth Cooper. The American woman died last week in a nursing home in Georgia at the age of 116. She died just after having her hair done. Guinness announced on its website that the new oldest person certified is Dina Manfredini, 115. An immigrant from Pieve Pelago, Italy, she had lived in Des Moines, Iowa since 1920. She is only 15 days older than Japan's Kimura.