Stats of our lives: The century club

Women are much more likely to reach age 100 than men — and more in our collection of surprising facts and figures

The century club
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53,364

Americans who are age 100 or older. That's fewer than 2 in 10,000 Americans.

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Chris Gayomali is the science and technology editor for TheWeek.com. Previously, he was a tech reporter at TIME. His work has also appeared in Men's Journal, Esquire, and The Atlantic, among other places. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

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