This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in the UK,a number which is expected to increase to 110,000 in 2035.
Women have higher life expectancies than men at every age:the likelihood of a girl born this year reaching her century is estimated to be 39%;for boys the figure is 32%.
The estimated number of female centenarians has risen from 500 in 1961 to more than 10,000 in 2010,a figure which is projected to reach 71,000 by 2035 and 276,000 by 2060.
Men are also living far longer,although their numbers are far fewer.There was an estimated of 92 male centenarians in 1961 and just below 2,000 in 2010.
1.The underlined word “centenarians” probably means people who .
A.are born this year
B.live longer than their friends
C.are in poor health
D.are a hundred or more years old
2.From what David Sinclair said, we can learn .
A.he doesn’t believe so many people are living longer
B.the older we are, the more likely we are to live alone and in poor health
C.the people who are good at forward planning are likely to live longer
D.too distant planning is not always necessary for most of us
3.Which of the following statements is true?()
A.About 289,100 people born in 2017 will live to 100.
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