Brits living past 100 has doubled in the last ten years, raising fears of further strains on the NHS
Number has shot up by 65 per cent in ten years to a record 14,750
THE number of Brits living beyond 100 has shot up by 65 per cent in ten years to a record 14,750, it was revealed today.
And more than 850 of them are over 105 — double the number of 2005.
Those living beyond 100 has more than quadrupled from 3,420 in 1985.
The Office for National Statistics also revealed there were 556,270 people aged 90 and over in the UK in 2015 — a staggering rise from 1985’s 194,670.
For every 100 men aged 90 and over in 2015 there were 240 women.
Pamela Cobb, Head of Demographic Analysis, said: “The number of centenarians in the UK continues to increase year on year reaching just over 14,500 in 2015.
“Although the majority of the very old are women the number of men reaching the oldest ages is increasing as male mortality improves.”
The amazing stats reflect fears that the NHS and the pension system could be put under huge strain in coming years.
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The ONS report, Estimates of the very old (including centenarians), UK: 2002 to 2015, put the huge growth down to improved medical treatment, better housing and living standards, better nutritional standards and the drastic fall in the number of smokers.
The oldest person in Britain is 112-year-old Bessie Camm, who was born June 20, 1904.
The ex-nurse took the title following the death of Gladys Hooper, 113, earlier this year in July.