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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 26 > Starting to be a crowd in 100-year-olds’ club

Starting to be a crowd in 100-year-olds’ club

By Hope Yen / The Bulletin
July 26, 2009

WASHINGTON — It’s starting to get crowded in the 100-year-olds’ club.

Once virtually nonexistent, the world’s population of centenarians is projected to reach nearly 6 million by midcentury. That’s pushing the median age toward 50 in many....

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