She claims to born on 16 April 1915 in Calvert, Texas (USA).

 Happy Birthday!

BRAZILIAN WOMAN MARIA JOSÉ GUIMARÃES TURNS 111

The only people who wouldn't be on this list are pre-1965 cases (a lot of Maori claims from this era whose ages are hard to verify), living persons currently unknown to us, and individuals who may have died very recently.

1. Florence Finch; 22 Dec 1893 - 10 Apr 2007; 113y, 109d; UK/Hawke's Bay
2. Aileen Kars; 12 Sept 1913 - Living; 112y, 217d+; Manawatū-Whanganui
3. Madeline Anderson; 4 May 1907 - 19 June 2018; 111y, 46d; Otago/Wellington
4. Margaret Lambourn; 3 July 1915 - Living; 110y, 288d+; UK/Bay of Plenty
5. Mabel Jenkins; 23 Sept 1908 - 7 July 2019; 110y, 287d; Auckland/Waikato
6. Maudie Wilson; 23 Mar 1903 - 24 Oct 2013; 110y, 215d; Southland
7. Joan Brennan; 10 Mar 1912 - 29 July 2022; 110y, 141d; UK/Auckland
8. Peg Griffin; 25 May 1904 - 6 Oct 2014; 110y, 134d; Manawatū-Whanganui/Wellington
9. Linda Wiggins; 17 Sept 1908 - 6 Dec 2018; 110y, 76d; Auckland/Taranaki
10. Ethel Booth; 25 Dec 1890 - 18 Feb 2001; 110y, 55d; Waikato (40,232 days)
11. Arthur Bates; 25 Nov 1881 - 19 Jan 1992; 110y, 55d; UK/Hawke's Bay (male, 40,231 days)
12. Ron Hermanns; 25 Sept 1911 - 30 Aug 2021; 109y, 339d; Canada/Canterbury (male)
13. Jean Tillie; 23 Nov 1883 - 23 Oct 1993; 109y, 334d; UK/Tasman
14. Laura White; 1 Dec 1890 - 27 Sept 2000; 109y, 301d; Auckland
15. Ethel Keen; 13 July 1882 - 14 Apr 1992; 109y, 276d; Canterbury
16. Lola de la Haye; 2 Nov 1909 - 9 July 2019; 109y, 249d; Wellington/Taranaki
17. Beryl Baguley; 19 Mar 1909 - 14 Nov 2018; 109y, 240d; Auckland
18. Clara Stancombe; 28 July 1914 - 21 Mar 2024; 109y, 237d; Hawke's Bay/Canterbury
19. Mahala Sadler; 28 Sept 1896 - 18 Apr 2006; 109y, 199d; UK/Bay of Plenty
20. Connie Trewern; 2 Oct 1913 - 17 Mar 2023; 109y, 166d; Guernsey/Auckland
21. Elsie Dunbar; 31 Mar 1894 - 1 Aug 2003; 109y, 123d; Waikato
22. Edna Mossman; 6 Mar 1895 - 23 June 2004; 109y, 109d; Auckland/Waikato
23. Lillian Hickmott; 10 Feb 1880 - 17 May 1989; 109y, 96d; UK/Hawke's Bay
24. Lena Ray; 19 Jan 1902 - 14 Mar 2011; 109y, 54d; Taranaki/Auckland
25. Ella Wilson; 28 June 1914 - 19 Aug 2023; 109y, 52d; Bay of Plenty
26. Doris Mackintosh; 18 Jan 1902 - 11 Feb 2011; 109y, 24d; UK/Canterbury (39,836 days)
27. Lena Walker; 11 June 1912 - 5 July 2021; 109y, 24d; Manawatū-Whanganui/Northland (39,836 days)
28. Mary Doyle; 25 Mar 1887 - 17 Apr 1996; 109y, 23d; Wellington
29. Bertha Cole; 17 Aug 1888 - 6 Sept 1997; 109y, 20d; Wellington (39,831 days)
30. Caroline Stanford; 20 Aug 1897 - 9 Sept 2006; 109y, 20d; Taranaki/Waikato (39,831 days)
31. Ruby Billings; 27 Apr 1900 - 9 May 2009; 109y, 12d; Auckland/Waikato
32. Winifred Hoy; 22 Jan 1909 - 2 Feb 2018; 109y, 11d; UK/Wellington
33. Esther Moreland; 25 Feb 1902 - 11 Feb 2011; 108y, 351d; Manawatū-Whanganui/Wellington
34. Irene Morgan; 10 Mar 1899 - 22 Feb 2008; 108y, 349d; UK/Canterbury
35. Gladys Hanson; 22 July 1909 - 1 July 2018; 108y, 344d; Otago/Canterbury
36. Lila Firth; 10 Sept 1873 - 29 July 1982; 108y, 322d; Auckland
37. Marjory Monteith; 19 Feb 1891 - 3 Jan 2000; 108y, 318d; UK/Hawke's Bay
38. Lilian Fisher; 25 Aug 1886 - 29 June 1995; 108y, 308d; UK/Wellington
39. Amy Joong; 27 May 1915 - 20 Mar 2024; 108y, 298d; Auckland (place of birth unknown, but definitely born in NZ)
40. Jim Easton; 12 Dec 1916 - 28 Sept 2025; 108y, 279d; UK/Auckland (male)
41. Doris Wakelin; 24 July 1917 - Living; 108y, 267d+; Canterbury
42. Ruby Rohrer; 30 Oct 1915 - 13 July 2024; 108y, 257d; Auckland
43. Olive Oldfield; 4 Dec 1906 - 17 Aug 2015; 108y, 256d; Auckland/Northland
44. Sybil Gardiner; 6 Aug 1917 - Living; 108y, 254d+; Wellington/Auckland
45. Nina Brown; 18 Sept 1911 - 29 May 2020; 108y, 254d; Canterbury
46. Estelle Burgess; 23 Sept 1888 - 28 May 1997; 108y, 247d; Australia/Wellington
47. William Swensson; 21 Apr 1885 - 19 Dec 1993; 108y, 242d; Wellington
48. Irene Emeny; 10 June 1898 - 5 Feb 2007; 108y, 240d; Wellington
49. Hazel Northcott; 14 Jan 1906 - 9 Sept 2014; 108y, 238d; Manawatū-Whanganui
50. James Hill; 25 Dec 1890 - 4 Aug 1999; 108y, 222d; Northland (male)
51. Bill Mitchell; 10 Apr 1913 - 8 Nov 2021; 108y, 212d; Southland/Canterbury (male)
52. Kate Smart; 4 Dec 1888 - 3 July 1997; 108y, 211d; Auckland
53. Moy Kim Ng; 3 July 1911 - 9 Jan 2020; 108y, 190d; China/Otago
54. Mabel Wachner; 22 Dec 1892 - 29 June 2001; 108y, 189d; Southland
55. Ethel Somerville; 14 Jan 1889 - 12 July 1997; 108y, 179d; Canterbury/Manawatū-Whanganui
56. Bob Edwards; 15 Feb 1908 - 7 Aug 2016; 108y, 174d; UK/Auckland (male, 39,621 days)
57. May Donald; 4 May 1914 - 25 Oct 2022; 108y, 174d; Taranaki/Manawatū-Whanganui (39,621 days)
58. Gwen McGruer; 4 Dec 1904 - 22 May 2013; 108y, 169d; Waikato
59. Ella Gardner; 16 May 1899 - 28 Oct 2007; 108y, 165d; Canterbury
60. June McMillan; 24 June 1913 - 27 Nov 2021; 108y, 156d; Canterbury (place of birth unknown, but definitely born in NZ)
61. Mabel Kissling; 19 Dec 1905 - 4 May 2014; 108y, 136d; Canterbury
62. Sarah Foote; 25 Apr 1887 - 14 Aug 1995; 108y, 111d; UK/Otago
63. Olive Stains; 25 Oct 1900 - 4 Feb 2009; 108y, 102d; West Coast/Bay of Plenty
64. Mary Brackenbury; 13 May 1915 - 21 Aug 2023; 108y, 100d; UK/Canterbury
65. Marjorie Shaw; 20 Aug 1914 - 22 Nov 2022; 108y, 94d; UK/Auckland (39,541 days)
66. Ann Carroll; 23 Feb 1916 - 27 May 2024; 108y, 94d; UK/Nelson (39,541 days)
67. Betty Tyler; 18 Mar 1916 - 15 June 2024; 108y, 89d; Hawke's Bay (place of birth unknown, but definitely born in NZ)
68. Hilda Simmons; 15 Nov 1917 - 6 Feb 2026; 108y, 83d; Waikato
69. Emily McCrostie; 8 Mar 1889 - 29 May 1997; 108y, 82d; Southland
70. Muriel Smith; 10 Apr 1903 - 27 June 2011; 108y, 78d; Canterbury
71. Elizabeth Downing; 25 May 1885 - 2 Aug 1993; 108y, 69d; Auckland
72. Maria McGrath; 4 Dec 1887 - 2 Feb 1996; 108y, 60d; Australia/Waikato
73. Agnes Whitworth; 27 Feb 1873 - 24 Apr 1981; 108y, 56d; UK/Canterbury
74. Lloyd Geering; 22 Feb 1918 - Living; 108y, 50d+; Canterbury/Wellington (male)
75. Mary Smith; 19 June 1914 - 30 July 2022; 108y, 41d; Waikato (39,488 days)
76. Victoria Drury; 29 May 1897 - 9 July 2005; 108y, 41d; UK/Bay of Plenty (39,487 days)
77. Marie Hodgkinson; 21 Mar 1891 - 27 Apr 1999; 108y, 37d; Auckland
78. Muriel Odlin; 9 Oct 1913 - 10 Nov 2021; 108y, 32d; UK/Auckland
79. Dora Smith; 20 Dec 1916 - 7 Jan 2025; 108y, 18d; Canterbury
80. Winnie Williams; 7 Jan 1918 - 21 Jan 2026; 108y, 14d; Canterbury (place of birth unknown)
81. Annie Mason; 16 Apr 1908 - 23 Apr 2016; 108y, 7d; UK/Canterbury
82. Dot Judkins; 14 Mar 1910 - 18 Mar 2018; 108y, 4d; Otago/Canterbury
83. Cathy Brown; 31 Mar 1917 - 17 Mar 2025; 107y, 351d; UK/Waikato
84. Molly Holmes; 20 Mar 1911 - 2 Mar 2019; 107y, 349d; Australia/Wellington
85. Charles Campbell; 24 Aug 1886 - 29 July 1994; 107y, 339d; Southland (male, 39,420 days)
86. Constance Dickinson; 20 Oct 1900 - 23 Sept 2008; 107y, 339d; Bay of Plenty (39,420 days, place of birth unknown, but definitely born in NZ)
87. Rima Arney; 15 May 1918 - Living; 107y, 337d+; Canterbury/Otago
88. Agnes Nye; 29 Mar 1885 - 25 Feb 1993; 107y, 333d; Canterbury/Otago
89. Christina Woollard; 21 Dec 1914 - 16 Nov 2022; 107y, 330d; Ireland/Auckland
90. Bruce Powell; 26 May 1918 - Living; 107y, 326d+; UK/Auckland (male)
91. Margaret Strahan; 17 Feb 1893 - 19 Dec 2000; 107y, 306d; Manawatū-Whanganui (place of birth unknown, but definitely born in NZ)
92. Marie Havašová; 16 June 1918 - Living; 107y, 305d+; Czech Republic/Auckland
93. Una Harrison; 27 Apr 1918 - 26 Feb 2026; 107y, 303d; South Africa/Northland
94. Fred Thomson; 15 July 1912 - 11 May 2020; 107y, 301d; Auckland (male)
95. Mary Beaumont; 6 Jan 1911 - 30 Oct 2018; 107y, 297d; Canterbury (place of birth unknown)
96. Agnes Campion; 5 Oct 1905 - 25 July 2013; 107y, 293d; UK/Bay of Plenty
97. Ivy Sutherland; 1 July 1917 - 12 Apr 2025; 107y, 285d; Canterbury
98. Agnes Harkins; 28 June 1903 - 29 Mar 2011; 107y, 274d; UK/Wellington (39,356 days)
99. Myrtle McEvoy; 21 Mar 1895 - 20 Dec 2002; 107y, 274d; Auckland/Northland (39,355 days)
100. Bob Moorfield; 11 Nov 1912 - 11 Aug 2020; 107y, 274d; Waikato (male, 39,355 days)

In total I have identified 177 New Zealanders who have reached the age of 107, but that number may be slightly higher in reality.

She was born in Myanmar on 9 April 1916.

https://oldestinbritain.org/deaths.php

Rest in peace.

She was born in Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA, on 6 February 1916.

At the age of 110. (Source: Facebook / City of Grandview)

Happy belated 110th Birthday!

Still Standing

Background

Previous centenarian research has indicated that centenarians with higher ability to perform activities such as chair rises and other activities of daily life (ADL) have a higher survival rate than less robust centenarians (Alvarez et al., 2021). Alvarez et al. studied Danish centenarians born in 1905 and 1910 and identified three groups of centenarians: robust, intermediate and frail, based on ability to rise from a chair, cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE), self-rated health and ability to perform activities of daily life (ADL, Katz’ disability score).

Robust centenarians were the strongest within the group and rated the highest in all tests, with all robust centenarians being able to rise from a chair, most of them without help. Likewise, robust centenarians were generally not severely disabled, with about half being moderately disabled and the rest having no disability. Intermediate centenarians were almost exclusively unable to rise from a chair, and if they were able to rise, they did so with their arms. Intermediate centenarians were mostly disabled with only some having moderate disabilities. Finally, frail centenarians were unable to stand and almost all were disabled.

Interestingly, Alvarez et al studied survival after age 100 in the centenarian groups. Robust centenarians had a probability of survival to age 105 of 0.12 and 0.17 for the 1905 and 1910 cohorts. Intermediate centenarians had a probability of survival to age 105 of less than 0.10 for both cohorts and for frail centenarians none from 1905 and only 0.03 survived to 105. One robust centenarian born in 1905 lived to become a supercentenarian (most probably Signe Højer) and none born in 1910 made it to 110.

Still, supercentenarians are something else.

LongeviQuest Research on Standing in Supercentenarians

A group of researchers here at LongeviQuest studied supercentenarian reports in media and biographies for a multitude of predetermined variables. The methodology included searching for news reports, available and submitted information on the 150 oldest female and the 150 oldest male validated deceased supercentenarians of all time as of Summer 2024. 

93% of supercentenarians were reported in media at least once and information on ability to stand was available for 259 supercentenarians, although there were a few instances of uncertainty on ability.

Female and male centenarians and their ability to stand at ages 100 and 110 were compared using Chi^2-analysis.

Table 1. Comparison of the 150 Oldest Female and 150 Oldest Male Validated Supercentenarians

For each group, missing data were excluded before calculating the proportion of “yes” responses. Differences between the groups were analyzed using a Chi²-test, and Chi²-value (χ²) was calculated. Significance level was set at p < 0.05.

What emerged from the data was that the overwhelming majority of supercentenarians would be considered robust at age 100, going solely by ability to stand. Of the 134 female and 126 male supercentenarians, a total of 132 female and 124 male supercentenarians could stand up at age 100 (about 98.5 percent for both sexes). 

At age 110 a clear difference had emerged between the two groups, with 86 female supercentenarians (64.2 percent) and 112 male supercentenarians (89.6 percent) still being reported to be able to stand (p < 0.001).

At the same time, the median age for female supercentenarians (114.73 years) was more than three years higher than that of male supercentenarians (111.47 years).

As noted above, there existed uncertainties on ability to stand for some supercentenarians and for several supercentenarians ability to stand at age 100 was based on ability to stand at age 110 and reports from intermediary years, meaning that the results must be interpreted with caution. Few supercentenarians were able to stand/walk without assistance.

Discussion

That most supercentenarians were able to stand age 100 is not that surprising given that these individuals would live for at least another decade and thus had to be relatively robust and able to stay active. The interesting finding from the data is the male advantage in ability to stand at age 110 combined with a female advantage in survival to higher ages.

Previous research (e.g., Hägg & Jylhävä, 2021; Jylhävä et al., 2017) have highlighted a paradox in survival where women are frailer and in worse health than men towards end of life but still outlive them. These studies highlight that there are biological sexes between sexes, such as women possessing an extra X-chromosome and there being variations in a variety of hormones that can affect both cells and the physical functioning of the human body. Hägg & Jylhävä noted that the interaction between several processes are still uncertain but that women are better at maintaining cellular and molecular mechanisms than men. Given the results of the LQ study it appears evident that these sex differences remain even at exceptional ages.

Still, a common event preceding supercentenarians passing away is falls and other forms of physical trauma. Osteoporosis is common in the exceptionally old, and can predispose such events and result in severe injuries, including internal bleeding (Meyer et al., 2019; Zwart et al., 2023). Falls may thus play a role, as it could result in either permanent disability or death, but more research on exact causes of death in supercentenarians remains to be investigated.

Notable Exceptions

While most supercentenarians were able to stand at advanced ages there are always exceptions. Perhaps most notable is Sarah Knauss who became unable to stand around age 100 but would still live to age 119, being the oldest American supercentenarian of all time. The oldest people still able stand were women, with Kane Tanaka (1903-2022), Violet Brown (1900-2018), and Emma Morano (1899-2017) all being able to move about to some degree at age 117. Jeanne Calment, the oldest person ever, was still able to walk mostly on her own until she suffered a fall shortly before age 115.

Conclusion

Most of the oldest validated supercentenarians of all time were able to stand at age 100, but the ability to stand at age 110 declined more in female than in male supercentenarians. Nevertheless, female supercentenarians lived more than three years longer than their male counterparts, indicating that the frailty-paradox in which women outlive men despite having a higher degree of frailty appears to exist even among supercentenarians.

May she RIP 

https://murciaplaza.com/murciaplaza/murcia/fallece-concepcion-lax-la-abuela-de-espinardo-a-los-111-anos

She was born on 26 September 1915 in Lommel, Limburg, Belgium.

https://www.hln.be/mortsel/oudste-belg-denise-waelbers-110-overleden-ik-heb-iets-van-de-wereld-gezien-het-is-goed-geweest~a235b764/

Denise Waelbers in September 2025.

The supercentenarian passed away today in her apartment in Mortsel, Antwerp. 

Oldest Belgian Denise Waelbers (110) passes away: “I have seen something of the world... It has been good”

Rest in peace to the Doyenne of Belgium.

She was born on 4 June 1917.

She has been the sixth-oldest living person in Norway since December 2025 until her death.

https://hviding.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page/memorial_page_ads.php?order_id=4550104&set_site_id=128&cat=ads&sign=4fb6e256dd8fefafb65d6145d10b9d8e