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More than 100k people in Japan are now aged 100 or older

217 points · 282 comments · karakoram

delichon · 1789694944 · focus · HN ↗
```
  centenarians per 10,000
  Japan   8.8
  France  6.3
  Italy   3.6
  Canada  3.2
  US      3.0
  UK      2.4  
  Germany 2.2
  Russia  0.9
  China   0.3
  India   0.2
```
What are Japan and France doing so much better?
1. zugi · 1789695432 · focus · HN ↗
  > What are Japan and France doing so much better?
  I think the question misunderstands the data.
  Or more specifically, a big part of the answer is "not having kids." Think about the denominator.
  1. thenthenthen · 1789700442 · focus · HN ↗
    And why is Japan so obsessed with french things?
    cyberpunk · 1789712722 · focus · HN ↗
    Paris Syndrome’s wikipedia article [0] has some causal clues.
    0: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
    thenthenthen · 1789745878 · focus · HN ↗
    Thanks for a new puzzle piece!

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