Is it possible to live to 122?

Only one in every 10 million centenarians will make it, researchers say
Clare Pain
Jeanne Calment
Jeanne Calment, aged 119. Photo: YouTube

Swiss researchers have vindicated the claim of a deceased French woman, Jeanne Calment, to living the longest life of any human being, by using mathematical modelling and historical evidence.

Madame Calment died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 165 days, and was believed to hold the record for the oldest person ever.