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SUBMITTER: Gavrilova NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243589 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences 20200501 6
Until recently human longevity records continued to grow in history, with no indication of approaching a hypothetical longevity limit. Also, earlier studies found that age-specific death rates cease to increase at advanced ages (mortality plateau) suggesting the absence of fixed limit to longevity too. In this study, we reexamine both claims with more recent and reliable data on supercentenarians (persons aged 110 years and older). We found that despite a dramatic historical increase in the numb ...[more]