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Overall, the total number of centenarians is going up.
出自-2016年12月听力原文In recent years, the death rate among American centenarians—people who have lived to age 100 or older—has decreased, dropping 14% for women and 20% for men from 2008 to 2014.
出自-2016年12月听力原文In 2014, there were 72,197 centenarians compared to 50,281 in 2000.
出自-2016年12月听力原文In 2000, the top five causes of death for centenarians were heart disease, stroke, flu, cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease.
出自-2016年12月听力原文But by 2014, the death rate from Alzheimer’s Disease for this age group have more than doubled, increasing from 3.8% to 8.5%, making the progressive brain disease the second leading cause of death for centenarians.
出自-2016年12月听力原文
