title: The demography of centenarians in England and Wales.
abstract: Using a new database, the article investigates the causes of the current 'explosion' in the numbers of centenarians. It then examines the latest official projections for the future and their implications for the highest ages which are likely to be attained.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thatcher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000639:trends; D015988:Cohort Effect; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D019456:Health Transition; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D015993:Life Tables; D008297:Male; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D011336:Probability; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology