ROME, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- According to the World Health Organization (WHO) latest report on aging and health, Italy is the second country in the world and the first in Europe for the number of over-65. What are the reasons for such a longevity?
Italy has a specific database on "super centenarians," according to which presently there are at least 24 living people in Italy aged over 110 and the oldest one is Emma Morano, 116. She was born on Nov. 29, 1899 in Piedmont, a region in northern Italy, and still lives there.
