| Table 36. | INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CENTENARIANS AND CONTRIBUTION OF MORTALITY DECLINE ABOVE AGE 80 TO IT, 1960-1990. |
| Both( sexes) |
Country |
Centenarians 1960 |
Centenarians 1990 | Contribution % |
Growth factor |
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| Projected1) | Actually | Projected |
Actual |
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| Austria | 25 | 85 | 232 | 71.0 | 3.4 | 9.4 |
| Denmark | 19 | 68 | 325 | 84.0 | 3.6 | 17.1 |
| England & Wales | 531 | 1284 | 4042 | 78.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Finland | 11 | 26 | 141 | 88.5 | 2.4 | 12.8 |
| France | 371 | 966 | 3853 | 82.9 | 2.6 | 10.4 |
| Italy | 265 | 929 | 2047 | 62.7 | 3.5 | 7.7 |
| Japan | 154 | 729 | 3126 | 80.7 | 4.7 | 20.3 |
| Norway | 73 | 147 | 300 | 67.4 | 2.0 | 4.1 |
| Sweden | 73 | 148 | 579 | 85.2 | 2.0 | 7.9 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 81 | 338 | 83.2 | 2.8 | 11.7 |
| Total | 1551 | 4463 | 14983 | 78.3 | 2.9 | 9.7 |
| Male | 301 | 752 | 2456 | 79.1 | 2.5 | 8.2 |
| Female | 1250 | 3711 | 12527 | 78.2 | 3.0 | 10.0 |
| 1) Assuming constant mortality above age 80. |