A few corrections:

1. Elena Sirețeanu, not Siriteanu.

https://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/imagini-surprize-la-implinirea-celor-108-ani-pentru-o-batranica-din-judetul-iasi--120607.html

2. Elena Lungoci died on December 26.

https://amosnews.ro/arhiva/murit-cea-mai-batrana-argeseanca-28-12-2004

3. Between Nicolae Dumitrescu and Nicolae Păsculescu there was another man, Ion Nedelcu (21 March 1905 - fl.28 May 2012) from Prahova.

https://ziarulprahova.ro/2012/04/directia-judeteana-de-evidenta-a-persoanelor-lucreaza-la-eliminarea-mortilor-de-pe-listele-electorale/

https://adevarul.ro/stiri-locale/ploiesti/cel-mai-batran-prahovean-are-107-ani-si-e-gata-sa-1156728.html

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Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 22 December 2024:

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 111 y.o.
2. Paladia Noja (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Elena Herghelegiu (Bacău) (b. 27 January 1916), 108 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Maria Pînzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Viorica Vețian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Anonymous (Constanța) (b. 6 May 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Anonymous (București) (b. 25 September 1917), 107 y.o.
10. Ana Ianchici (Arad) (b. 10 February 1918), 106 y.o.
11. Ion Banu (Dâmbovița) (b. 1 August 1918), 106 y.o.
12. Ida Székely (Cluj) (b. 17 October 1918), 106 y.o.
13. Anica Bistriceanu (Dolj) (b. 21 December 1918), 106 y.o.

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Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 22 December 2024:

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 111 y.o.
2. Paladia Noja (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Elena Herghelegiu (Bacău) (b. 27 January 1916), 108 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Maria Pînzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Viorica Vețian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Anonymous (București) (b. 25 September 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Ana Ianchici (Arad) (b. 10 February 1918), 106 y.o.
10. Ion Banu (Dâmbovița) (b. 1 August 1918), 106 y.o.
11. Ida Székely (Cluj) (b. 17 October 1918), 106 y.o.
12. Anica Bistriceanu (Dolj) (b. 21 December 1918), 106 y.o.

For Ciocan, Noja, Herghelegiu, Lungu, Pînzariu, Anonymous of Bucharest*, Ianchici, Banu and Bistriceanu 13 days should be added to the listed birthdays, right? Rus, Vețian and Székely were born in Austria-Hungary, so theirs should be correct (=already in the Gregorian calendar).

*: could have been born in in Austria-Hungary so not sure about her.

Paladia Noja was born in Alba, Austria-Hungary, so her date of birth should not be changed.

Ana Ianchici was born in Bessarabia. I don't know what calendar was used there.

As for the others, that's right, but considering that they are among the last Romanians born before 1 April 1919 (when Romania adopted the Gregorian calendar), I will not change their date of birth. It would be chaos if I changed the date of birth for almost everyone.

Today Ilie Ciocan of Vâlcea ties Dumitru Comanescu at 111 y., 219 d. as the oldest validated romanian person ever.
Congratulations.

Congratulations to Mr Ciocan.

its highly unusual to find a country where the two oldest people of all time are both male.

New picture of Mr. Ciocan (31 Dec 2024):

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New picture of Mr. Ciocan (31 Dec 2024):

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In this photo Mr. Ciocan looks pleasingly good. Fine to see him nicely dressed and sitting. I like it.

Luise Imbery (ROU/USA, 4 Jan 1881 - 14 Feb 1991, 110) validated by LQ on 21 Jan 2025.

Happy 109th birthday, Elena Herghelegiu, the Vice-Doyenne of Romania! 🎊🎂💐🇷🇴

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Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 10 March 2025: (Elena Herghelegiu turned 109, Ana Ianchici turned 107, Luxa Podoreanu-Dănilă and Dumitru Din turned 106, the anonymous woman from Constanța died at 107)

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 111 y.o.
2. Paladia Noja (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Elena Herghelegiu (Bacău) (b. 27 January 1916), 109 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Maria Pînzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Viorica Vețian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Anonymous (București) (b. 25 September 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Ana Ianchici (Arad) (b. 10 February 1918), 107 y.o.
10. Ion Banu (Dâmbovița) (b. 1 August 1918), 106 y.o.
11. Ida Székely (Cluj) (b. 17 October 1918), 106 y.o.
12. Anica Bistriceanu (Dolj) (b. 21 December 1918), 106 y.o.
13. Luxa Podoreanu-Dănilă (Buzău) (b. 16 February 1919), 106 y.o.
14. Dumitru Din (Argeș) (b. 10 March 1919), 106 y.o.

The number of older Romanians continues to grow, very good, first time here since it started being published here that there are 9 107+, 4 109+ and 14 106+

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Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 10 March 2025: (Elena Herghelegiu turned 109, Ana Ianchici turned 107, Luxa Podoreanu-Dănilă and Dumitru Din turned 106)

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 111 y.o.
2. Paladia Noja (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Elena Herghelegiu (Bacău) (b. 27 January 1916), 109 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 108 y.o.
6. Maria Pînzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Viorica Vețian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Anonymous (București) (b. 25 September 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Ana Ianchici (Arad) (b. 10 February 1918), 107 y.o.
10. Ion Banu (Dâmbovița) (b. 1 August 1918), 106 y.o.
11. Ida Székely (Cluj) (b. 17 October 1918), 106 y.o.
12. Anica Bistriceanu (Dolj) (b. 21 December 1918), 106 y.o.
13. Luxa Podoreanu-Dănilă (Buzău) (b. 16 February 1919), 106 y.o.
14. Dumitru Din (Argeș) (b. 10 March 1919), 106 y.o.

Romania appears to have a Latin American-style disposition for its oldest living people, with there being an unusually large percentage of males (4/14, or 29%) here, comparable to Latin American countries.

Half of Romania's historical 109+ year-olds (4 out of 8) have been men, as have been a slight majority (13 out of 24) of Romania's 108+ year-olds:

https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_oldest_people_from_Romania

Including emigrants, this figure will become 14 out of 30, or slightly less than a majority (the data from the page above does not include Dumitru Curta, even though he was also a Romanian emigrant who lived to age 108+. I did include him in my own calculation here, however.

Happy 109th birthday, Ioana Lungu! 🎂💐🇷🇴For the first time, Romania has 3 living women aged 109. ❤️

Happy 106th birthday, Maria Ailincăi! 🌷✨

Happy 106th birthday, Mother Parascheva! She is the oldest living Orthodox nun in Romania. ☦️

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Anonymous (Constanța) (b. 6 May 1917), 107 y.o.

She passed away on 16 February 2025 at the age of 107 years and 286 days. She is the oldest known person ever from Constanța. 🌊

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Oldest living people in Romania (106+)

As of 9 April 2025: (Ioana Lungu turned 109, Maria Ailincăi and Mother Parascheva turned 106)

1. Ilie Ciocan (Vâlcea) (b. 28 May 1913), 111 y.o.
2. Paladia Noja (Alba) (b. 20 July 1915), 109 y.o.
3. Iosif Rus (Cluj) (b. 28 October 1915), 109 y.o.
4. Elena Herghelegiu (Bacău) (b. 27 January 1916), 109 y.o.
5. Ioana Lungu (Mehedinți) (b. 7 April 1916), 109 y.o.
6. Maria Pînzariu (Botoșani) (b. 1 August 1916), 108 y.o.
7. Viorica Vețian (Mureș) (b. 3 October 1916), 108 y.o.
8. Anonymous (București) (b. 25 September 1917), 107 y.o.
9. Ana Ianchici (Arad) (b. 10 February 1918), 107 y.o.
10. Ion Banu (Dâmbovița) (b. 1 August 1918), 106 y.o.
11. Ida Székely (Cluj) (b. 17 October 1918), 106 y.o.
12. Anica Bistriceanu (Dolj) (b. 21 December 1918), 106 y.o.
13. Luxa Podoreanu-Dănilă (Buzău) (b. 16 February 1919), 106 y.o.
14. Dumitru Din (Argeș) (b. 10 March 1919), 106 y.o.
15. Maria Ailincăi (Neamț) (b. 25 March 1919), 106 y.o.
16. Anonymous (Vrancea) (b. 3 April 1919), 106 y.o.

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Happy 109th birthday, Ioana Lungu! 🎂💐🇷🇴For the first time, Romania has 3 living women aged 109. ❤️

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Who is that Romanian soldier next to her, on the left? A granddaughter of hers?

For the first time here we have 16 106+

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Romaina has now produced at least 11 108+ men (10 if we exclude Traian Grancea). Belgium produced 10 108+ men.

Why should Traian Grancea be excluded from this calculation?

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Romaina has now produced at least 11 108+ men (10 if we exclude Traian Grancea). Belgium produced 10 108+ men.

And while Romania produced 0 known, undoubtedly true female supercentenarians so far, Belgium produced 32!

Insane to think about this.

 

Any theories as to why?

 

I think that, generally speaking, the higher the standard of living/healthcare, the disparity between male and female SCs increases. Male SCs don't seem to benefit from modern medical care anywhere near as much as female SCs, which is why I think there's been such a big increase in female SCs in countries like Japan over the past decade, but less-so for men. I imagine this is partially due to the fact that male SCs are rarer, so the bar for reaching 110+ is higher, causing them to be more likely to reach these ages regardless of medical care, since they're already massive outliers to begin with. This pattern should also hold true for 108-109 year olds.

 

Actually, I did the calculations and since 1980, the male % of all SCs has remained roughly constant at 5-10%:

https://globalsupercentenarianforum.com/index.php/community/lists/lists-of-living-supercentenarians-per-year-1-january/paged/16/

However, maybe there has been a slight decline if one takes Latin American male SCs out of the equation, since recent years have significantly benefitted from their validation in huge numbers, whereas past years have not to anywhere near the same extent.

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Romaina has now produced at least 11 108+ men (10 if we exclude Traian Grancea). Belgium produced 10 108+ men.

And while Romania produced 0 known, undoubtedly true female supercentenarians so far, Belgium produced 32!

Insane to think about this.

Romania gives me the impression as being similar to Latin America in regards to this, with significant male longevity overperformance relative to what is expected of the male sex, if not even more so than in Latin America. Perhaps unsurprising since both Romania and Latin America are Latin countries, but still, say, France, which is also a Latin country, doesn't exhibit a similar trend/pattern.