Costa Ricans among world’s longest-lived people
- by crv.staff
- 18.05.10
- 9:32 AM UTC
- Filed in Costa Rica, Costa Rica Living
Source: Tico Times
By Sophia Klempner
Almost 10,000 Costa Ricans are over 90 years old, according to recent demographic data from the Central American Population Center at the University of Costa Rica. Luis Rosero Bixby, a researcher at the center, has followed ageing trends in the country since the 1970s, and has concluded that, for its income level, Costa Rica has one of the most long-lived populations in the world, reported the daily El País.
Rosero’s research sparked interest by Dan Buettner, author of the best-selling book “Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest,” published by National Geographic. Buettner traveled to Costa Rica’s Nicoya Peninsula in 2007 with team of scientists and demographers to confirm Rosero’s data. Buettner’s Blue Zone Project now lists the Nicoya Peninsula along with Sardinia, Italy ; Ikaria, Greece ; and Loma Linda, California as one of the special places on the planet where conditions are allowing people to live beyond 90 and enjoy a higher quality of life.
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