the age of 117 is the oldest living person in the world.
what age is the oldest living person in the world?
117
brown died on 15 september 2017 at a hospital in montego bay, saint james parish, at the age of 117, after being diagnosed with dehydration and irregular heartbeat a week prior. following her death nabi tajima became the oldest living person and the last living person born in the 19th century.





























brown's first child, harland fairweather, died on 19 april 2017, at the age of 97 years and 4 days. he is believed to have been the oldest person with a living parent.





























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bullet::::- list of the oldest people by country





























bullet::::- list of the verified oldest people
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section::::ten oldest living people.





























note: all ten oldest verified living people are women.





























section::::chronological list of the oldest known living person since 1955.





























this table lists the sequence of the world's oldest known living person from 1955 to present, according to grg research. due to the life expectancy difference between sexes, nearly all the oldest living people have been women; a sequence of the oldest living men is provided below the main list.





























section::::chronological list of the oldest known living person since 1955.:chronological list of the oldest living man since 1973.
oldest people