The oldest woman in the world has died in Japan less than one month after assuming the title.
Koto Okubo died on Saturday at the age of 115 at a nursing home in the city of Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, city officials told local media.
Okubo lived in the nursing home with her 88-year-old son, who was quoted in the Asahi newspaper as saying she died of pneumonia. Officials have declined to provide further details.
Born on December 24, 1897, Okubo only became the oldest known woman in the world on December 17, when Dina Manfredini died in Iowa on December 17.
Manfredini had herself only held the title for two weeks.
Japan has one of the longest-lived populations in the world and the number of people aged 100 or older surpassed the 50,000 level in 2012 for the first time ever.
For the last 42 consecutive years, the number of Japanese who have lived for more than one century has increased. Experts put the longevity of the Japanese population down to diet and an advanced healthcare system.
The total number of centenarians came to 51,376, up 3,620 from the previous year. Women accounted for more than 87 percent of the total.
Misao Okawa, who lives in Osaka and is 114 years old, has now been recognised as the oldest woman in Japan by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The oldest man in the world is Jiroemon Kimura, who lives in Kyoto and will turn 115 on April 19.
Okubo lived in the nursing home with her 88-year-old son, who was quoted in the Asahi newspaper as saying she died of pneumonia. Officials have declined to provide further details.
Born on December 24, 1897, Okubo only became the oldest known woman in the world on December 17, when Dina Manfredini died in Iowa on December 17.
Manfredini had herself only held the title for two weeks.
Japan has one of the longest-lived populations in the world and the number of people aged 100 or older surpassed the 50,000 level in 2012 for the first time ever.
For the last 42 consecutive years, the number of Japanese who have lived for more than one century has increased. Experts put the longevity of the Japanese population down to diet and an advanced healthcare system.
The total number of centenarians came to 51,376, up 3,620 from the previous year. Women accounted for more than 87 percent of the total.
Misao Okawa, who lives in Osaka and is 114 years old, has now been recognised as the oldest woman in Japan by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The oldest man in the world is Jiroemon Kimura, who lives in Kyoto and will turn 115 on April 19.
Article source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/9799574/Oldest-woman-in-the-world-dies.html
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