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The United States currently has the greatest number of centenarians in the world, estimated at 96,548 on November 1, 2008. <1> The U.S. number is partly a function of America's large population in 1890–1910, large farm population a century ago, and an increased emphasis on long-term care facilities.

Japan is second, with 36,276 in September 2008.<2> Many experts attribute this (and Japan's very high life expectancy) to the Japanese diet, which is particularly low in fats, and to hygienic practices. In addition, five times the rate of Okinawans live to be 100 than the rest of Japan.<3> In addition to diet, there are four other factors that have been found to increase the life expectancy for Okinawans, as noted later in the "research into centenarians" section of this article. <4[br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian#Current_incidence

There are about 200,000 around the world, and many people older than that. And the numbers will rise.