TABLE 1. KANNISTO-THATCHER OLDEST-OLD DATABASE
Country

or area

 Period Age/year

of birth1)

 Ages

covered2)

 Sub-categories
Australia 1965-90 A 80+  
Austria 1947-91 A 80+  
Belgium 1950-91 A/Y 80+  
         
Canada 1950-88 A 80-99  
Chile 1980-88 A 80-104  
Czechoslovakia 1950-90 A/Y 80-100  
         
Denmark 1924-90 A/Y 80+  
England & Wales 1911-90 A 80+  
Estonia 1950-91 A 80-99  
       
Finland 1878-1990 A/Y 80+  
France 1950-91 A/Y 80+  
Germany, East 1954-91 A 80-99  
         
Germany, West 1951-91 A/Y 80+  
Hungary 1950-90 A/Y 80-99  
Iceland 1961-90 A/Y 80+  
         
Ireland 1950-89 A 80+  
Italy 1952-89 A/Y 80+  
Japan 1950-91 A/Y 80+  
         
Latvia 1950-90 A 80-99  
Luxemburg 1953-89 A 80-99  
Netherlands 1960-91 A/Y 80+  
         
New Zealand 1950-90 A 80+ non-Maori/Maori
Norway 1911-90 A/Y 80+  
Poland 1971-90 A/Y 80-99  
         
Portugal 1940-90 A 80+  
Scotland 1950-91 A 80-99  
Singapore 1982-91 A 80+ Chinese
         
Spain 1950-86 A/Y 80+  
Sweden 1920-90 A/Y 80+  
Switzerland 1950-91 A/Y 80+  
         
United States 1960-88 A 85+ white/others
1)

A = data classified by age alone

A/Y = data cross-classified by age and year of birth
2) 80+ = data by single years without upper age limit
80-99 = data by single years from 80 to 99, then 100+
Data were assembled and prepared by V. Kannisto, except for England and Wales which were similarly prepared by A.R. Thatcher.