The age distribution of the elderly in China, the oldest elderly in China

Currently, the oldest person in China is Mr. Yuan Hualing, who is 134 years old. Mr. Yuan Hualing is a native of Hunan Province and currently lives in the Wuyi Road Sub-district Office in Qingxiu District, Nanning City, Guangxi Province, and is known locally as the "100-year-old crown". According to the genealogical records of the Yuan family, Mr. Yuan Hualing was born in the ninth year of the Ming Dynasty (1629), and his grandfather moved to Guangxi when he was 23 years old, where he lived for hundreds of years.

Mr. Yuan Hualing is in good physical condition, he can still eat, sleep well, walk, and have a cheerful temperament and good spirits. In addition, he is a inheritor of Taoist culture, and has written books such as "Lectures on the Tao Te Ching in the Spring and Autumn Period".

As we all know, longevity is a complex physiological and genetic phenomenon. What is the secret of Mr. Yuan Hualing's longevity, there is no public official explanation yet. However, studies have shown that a healthy diet, proper exercise, a good emotional state, and avoiding health-related risk factors are all key factors for longevity.

In addition, genes are also one of the factors influencing longevity, and many of the longevity pedigrees of the bench have one thing in common, that is, they are altered at the genetic level. However, the secret of Mr. Yuan Hualing's longevity still needs to be studied and studied in depth by scientists and experts.

In addition to Yuan Hualing, there are many centenarians in China, who are valuable assets of the country and society, and important representatives of traditional Chinese culture. Older people play an important role in social, human and family life, they are the source of cultural inheritance and spiritual sustenance, and deserve better attention and care from society and family. Therefore, we should respect, protect and cherish the old people, respect the words and opinions of the elderly, and work with them to create a better society and family.

As of the end of 2021, there were 267.36 million elderly people aged 60 and above in China, accounting for the total population; The elderly population aged 65 and above in China is 200.56 million, accounting for the total population; The national elderly population aged 65 and above has a dependency ratio.

According to the "2021 National Aging Undertaking Development Communiqué" issued by the National Health and Rehabilitation Commission and the National Office on Aging.

The elderly population generally refers to the elderly population. The elderly population refers to the population that is above the age cut-off of old age. It is a social group that reflects the difference between a particular age stage and other age stages (infancy, youth, and prime of life) from a demographic point of view.

An indispensable part of the demographic makeup. The starting age is generally the population aged 60 or 65 years and above.

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Article 2 of China's Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly stipulates that the starting age standard for the elderly is 60 years old. That is, all citizens of the People's Republic of China who have reached the age of 60 belong to the elderly.

First, according to the new age segment, 60 to 74 years old are young and elderly, 75 to 89 years old are old people, and those over 90 years old are long-lived old people. 2. According to international regulations, persons over the age of 65 are defined as old age. Third, China is over 60 years old for the elderly, because the life cycle is a gradual process, the dividing line from prime to old age is very blurred.