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The number of Japanese centenarians rose to 99,763 in September, with women making up 88% of the total.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20250913145737/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd07nljlyv0o
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How many of those centenarians are actually centenarians?
Was the study peer-reviewed at this point? The article mentioned it was in the process.
The problem is that the studies generally assume birth certs, and by extension all govt data, is accurate. There’s no way for peer reviewers to catch that kind of systematic flaw that’s not the fault of the study itself.
The study in question, must provide some sources for its claims and those can be peer-reviewed. Like that majority of centenarians are from “areas with poor health, high levels of poverty”.
Well yeah, look at those geezers practicing their moves! If you were death, you’d avoid them too.
