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17/04/2022 8:00 pm
Serafina Herrera de Sugasti (21 May 1901 – 4 Aug 2015) is the oldest known person ever from Panama, having died at the age of 114 years, 75 days. Her age is now validated by LAS.
The article linked about provides details about her biography.
Aged 110:
Aged 111:
One month before turning 112.
Profile picture: Marita Camacho Quirós (1911-Present)
18/04/2022 2:19 pm
@independentthinker True, but let's remember the differences between Belgian and Panamanian climate and 20th century history.
Congratulations to the LAS team for this great validation!
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IndependentThinker reacted
18/04/2022 2:23 pm
@independentthinker That is not the right comparison. The right comparison is comparing the country’s populations at the time when the supercentenarians were born. In 1900, Panama had a population similar to Luxembourg (250 000). Belgium itself could be compared to Argentina (6 millions VS 4 million). I have seen a lot of people comparing the countries with their current population but that isn’t realistic.
18/04/2022 6:06 pm
@independentthinker That is not the right comparison. The right comparison is comparing the country’s populations at the time when the supercentenarians were born. In 1900, Panama had a population similar to Luxembourg (250 000). Belgium itself could be compared to Argentina (6 millions VS 4 million). I have seen a lot of people comparing the countries with their current population but that isn’t realistic.
You're right. I should be more thorough next time. Nevertheless, comparing Panama's population to Belgium's in 1900 strenghthens even more what I wrote previously 😉
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Coyote77 reacted
18/04/2022 9:31 pm
@independentthinker indeed, it makes it even more impressive. Far more…that’s why I wanted to highlight my small point.
