Émilienne Becarmin, 113 years old, was the oldest of Guadeloupe. She was buried this Tuesday. Died on January 15, she was recognized as the 3rd oldest person in France. She had 5 children and 127 grandchildren, great and great great grandchildren. Émilienne was one of the supercentenarians. In 2022, according to the latest statistics, 39 people over the age of 110 died in France. A certain number were from the West Indies.
People aged over 110 are considered supercentenarians. The recent death of Emilienne Bécarmin caused the disappearance of France's 3rd supercentenarian. In a survey published last year by the National Institute of Demographic Studies, researchers found that in Guadeloupe and Martinique, the number of supercentenarians, in proportion, is eight times higher than in France. A high rate which has been verified by extensive surveys but which have not really revealed the reasons for this particularity. Some would say that those who resisted the difficult period of slavery, starting with the crossing of the Atlantic by boat, would carry a longevity gene. But there is no scientific proof of this.
While waiting to understand, know that among supercentenarians, women are the majority. Since statistics were established, 525 people have been recognized as supercentenarians in France, including 497 women and 28 men.
In 50 years, the number of centenarians has increased 30-fold in France this time. In its study published in April 2024, INED linked longevity and the living environment. To some extent, supercentenarians have not experienced major migrations. They lived or live where they were born.
-Nutrition is obviously an important element in this increased life expectancy. Indeed, throughout the world, the most numerous supercentenarians eat products from their environment. This is how they are most numerous, in addition to the Antilles, in Sardinia in Italy, on the island of Okinawa in Japan or even on the island of Ikaria in Greece. Are supercentenarians islanders?
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