The oldest person: Top 10 long-livers of the planet

Human life is one of the most mysterious phenomena on Earth. Scientists are endlessly struggling with questions of immortality, longevity and absolute health. Unfortunately, numerous hypotheses about the effectiveness of certain measures remain only assumptions or are not at all confirmed in practice.

However, there are a number of people on Earth who have experienced a century of milestone, which surprised those around them and scientific men. In the top 100 94 women and only 6 men. And in the top 10 did not get any of the stronger sex.

Jeanne Louise Kalman

In the list of people who demonstrated a record life expectancy, in the first place at the moment a citizen of France Jeanne Louise Kalman. She was born in 1875 on February 21 and lived for 122 years, 5 months and 14 days. The woman has become the oldest people officially recorded on Earth.

The woman also showed other records associated with longevity. For example, she became the only person who reached the mark of 120 years, which was also officially confirmed. In the list of her achievements the longest retention of the title of the oldest living inhabitant of the planet.The woman lived the last 12 years in a nursing home, where she died. To this day, scientists are studying the factors that could affect the long life of Kalman.

Sarah knaus

Another long-lived woman was born in 1880 in Hollywood. She lived 119 years and died 12/30/1999. Her personal record is to wear the title of the oldest long-liver from April 16, 1999 to December 30, 1999. She is also recognized as the oldest resident of the United States in history. Not having lived only 2000 hours before 2000, the woman died in a nursing home, where she lived for the last 9 years. Sarah's daughter also became long-lived: she lived 101 years. This fact confirms the primary role of genetics in matters of longevity.

Lucy hannah

Three leaders among long-livers closes Lucy Hannah, who was born on July 16, 1875. Its uniqueness is that it is the only representative of the Negroid race, which fell into the list of long-livers. After marriage, the woman gave birth to eight children. She survived six of them and only two of them caught the moment of their mother's death. There were other long-livers in the family of Lucy. Her mother lived to 99 years, and two sisters crossed the mark in 100 years.

Nabi Tajima

Next in the top 10 long-livers was Nabi Tajima, who died at the age of 117 years. The woman was born on August 4, 1900 in Japan (Kagoshima). During her life, a woman gave birth to nine children. She was the last of the list who was born in the 19th century. All these data are documented and no doubt. Her children gave the woman 28 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and 35 great-great-grandchildren. The personal record of Nabi was the title of the oldest resident of Japan and Asia in world history.

Maria Louise Febroni Meyer

The woman was among the five oldest people on Earth. She was born in 1880 and died on April 16, 1998. The woman wore her title from August 1997 until the day of death. She is the oldest resident of Canada. The woman was married twice and had ten children. At the same time, she was an avid smoker and refused tobacco only at 90 years old.

Violet Brown

Violet Brown did not save a place in the top five long-livers, but lived a long life of 117 years. A woman was born and lived in Jamaica. Her mother reached 96 years. Violet herself gave birth to four children. Brown was the last long-livers who found the Victorian era. Violet's eldest son also became a record holder: at 97, he became the oldest person with one of his parents living. For a while, Brown held a place in the top five record holders, but for natural reasons dropped out of it.

Emma Morano-Martinuzzi

Emma Morano-Martinuzzi became the first Italian long-lived. The years of her life stretched from 11/29/1899 to 04/15/2017. From 05/12/2016 to 04/15/2017, one held the title of the oldest inhabitant of the earth. The woman remains to this day the oldest resident of Italy in history. Family members of Emma were also long-lived. Some brothers and sisters, aunt and mother of the woman lived more than 90 years. And one of the sisters even lived 102 years.

Emma has no children left. Her only child died before the age of one. In 2011, a woman was awarded the Order of Merit for the Italian Republic. For its 117 years, she managed to become the oldest person living in Italy and in Europe, and was also in the top five long-livers from 12/27/2016 / Jul-07/2017.

Misao okawa

Misao Okawa is another long-liver from Japan. She was born in March 1898 in Osaka. Until August 31, 2017 was officially recognized as the oldest survivor of Japan, but on September 1, lost the title Nabi Tadzime. Misao gave birth to three children. 02.27.2013 Guinness Book of Records recognized her as the oldest woman living on earth. At 117 years and 27 days, Okawa died of heart failure in a nursing home.

Maria Esther Heredia de Capovilla

The years of the life of another representative of the list of long-livers Maria Esther Heredia de Capovilla passed from 09/14/1889 to 08/27/2006. The woman lived in Ecuador for more than 116 years and until her death was the oldest person living on Earth (since May 29, 2014). Maria is officially recognized as the oldest in Ecuador and South America in history. The woman had five children and at the time of her death only three remained alive.In its 116 long-lived was quite adequate, went without a stick, read and watched TV. But by March of the last year, her health had deteriorated sharply, and 18 days before her 117th birthday, a woman died.

Tye Miyako

Another Japanese long-lived closes the top ten world champions. In 2015, her record age was officially confirmed. Tie Miyako lived 116 years and 229 days and became the second oldest living person in Japan. She also bears the title of the oldest person in history, born in the 20th century.

Studying the lives of dozens of the oldest survivors of the world, scientists have concluded that genetics often plays a crucial role. But the general concepts of a healthy lifestyle can be at odds with the habits of the above people. Nevertheless, research continues in the hope of creating a single universal recipe for longevity and health for the inhabitants of the planet.