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| Centenarians increase five-fold over 30 years, ONS says | Centenarians increase five-fold over 30 years, ONS says |
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| The number of centenarians in England and Wales has increased five-fold over the last 30 years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). | The number of centenarians in England and Wales has increased five-fold over the last 30 years, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
| Its estimates suggest there were 12,320 people aged 100 or older in 2012, with more than 600 of these aged over 105. | Its estimates suggest there were 12,320 people aged 100 or older in 2012, with more than 600 of these aged over 105. |
| The newly published figures also suggest the population of over-90s - a group the ONS calls the "very old" - increased by 33% from 2002 to 2012. | The newly published figures also suggest the population of over-90s - a group the ONS calls the "very old" - increased by 33% from 2002 to 2012. |
| Last year they numbered 465,000, almost 1% of the population, the ONS said. | Last year they numbered 465,000, almost 1% of the population, the ONS said. |
| Death data | Death data |
| The figures suggest there were 2.6 women for every man aged over 90, and 5.9 women for every man over 100. | The figures suggest there were 2.6 women for every man aged over 90, and 5.9 women for every man over 100. |
| In 1981 there were an estimated 2,420 centenarians in England and Wales, and that figure increased to 7,090 in 2002. | |
| The estimated number of over-90s was 157,390 in 1981 and 350,700 in 2002. | |
| Estimates are produced by using "age-at-death" data. By analysing the ages and locations of people at death, the ONS estimates the number of people alive at a certain age in a certain area. | Estimates are produced by using "age-at-death" data. By analysing the ages and locations of people at death, the ONS estimates the number of people alive at a certain age in a certain area. |
| The figures are revised as more death data is received, and the most recent estimates are based on deaths in the last five years. | The figures are revised as more death data is received, and the most recent estimates are based on deaths in the last five years. |
| The ONS produces the figures for uses including research, pension and healthcare planning, parliamentary questions and media enquiries. | The ONS produces the figures for uses including research, pension and healthcare planning, parliamentary questions and media enquiries. |