Inaccurate records, such as birth certificates with the wrong date, can perpetuate faulty data when it comes to documenting extreme old age. — AFP
Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty data, according to the researcher who won this year’s (2024) Ig Nobel Prize in Demography.
This includes the science behind the “blue zones” famous for having a high proportion of people aged over 100.
