However, these older estimates did not take into account the contemporary downward adjustments of national estimates made by several countries such as the United States thus, in 2012, the UN estimated there to be only 316,600 centenarians worldwide. The total number of living centenarians in the world remains uncertain. The increase of centenarians was even more skewed at 11.6:1. Japan in fiscal year 2016 had 57,525 female centenarians, while there were 8,167 males, a ratio of 7:1. In Japan, the number of centenarians is highly skewed towards females. The incidence of centenarians in Japan was one per 3,522 people in 2008. According to a 1998 United Nations demographic survey, Japan is expected to have 272,000 centenarians by 2050 other sources suggest that the number could be closer to 1 million. The United Nations predicts that there are 573,000 centenarians currently, almost quadruple the 151,000 suggested in the year 2000. The chances of, in 2013, surviving to age 100 Worldwide
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