Gomes, Marilia Miranda Fortes; Turra, Cassio M. - In: Demographic Research 20 (2009) 20, pp. 495-502
The Brazilian population is rapidly aging. As a result, the number of centenarians has grown steadily, about 77 per cent between 1991 and 2000. Although expected, the increasing number of centenarians may be exaggerated by data quality issues. We compare the recorded centenarian population in...