Laetitia Teixeira|Lia Araújo|Daniela Jopp|Óscar Ribeiro
Centenarians in Europe
Universidade do Porto|Centre for Health Technology and Services Research|Universidade do Porto|Centre for Health Technology and Services Research|Polytechnic Institute of Viseu|FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences|University of Lausanne|Universidade do Porto|Centre for Health Technology and Services Research|Instituto Superior de Serviço Social do Porto|University of Aveiro
h2abstracth2h3objectivesh3 group individuals aged 80 growing faster segments population within group number centenarians risen exponentially worldwide paper reports numbers centenarians total ratio relative total population 32 european countries key characteristics gender distribution level education type residence h3study designh3 population based study h3measuresh3 used national census data collected 2011 individuals aged 100 living austria belgium bulgaria croatia cyprus czech republic denmark estonia finland france germany greece hungary iceland ireland italy latvia liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg malta netherlands norway poland portugal romania slovakia slovenia spain sweden switzerland uk data gender residence education used h3resultsh3 total number centenarians 89156 corresponding 173 centenarians per 100000 inhabitants total population 980 centenarians per 100000 individuals aged 65 older centenarian ratios highest france italy greece lowest bulgaria romania croatia percentage men 165 average ranged around 13 germany latvia belgium 37 hungary across europe 627 centenarians lived private households range 109 iceland 900 romania education levels varied across countries average 136 formal education ranging 00 uk finland iceland 616 portugal h3conclusionsh3 centenarian numbers increased substantially since last available data findings inform specific health promotion policies strengthening current services development innovative care systems