Here is the list of the ten oldest living people on the planet, all of whom are women, according to the US-based group.

The list is dominated by Japanese and Italian women with the oldest man coming in at 16th place at the age of 113.

– Violet Brown, 117 years old, Jamaica

– Nabi Tajima, 116, Japan

– Chiyo Miyako, 115, Japan

– Ana Vela-Rubio, 115, Spain

– Marie-Josephine Gaudette, 115, Italy (born in US)

– Giuseppina Projetto-Frau, 114, Italy

– Kane Tanaka, 114, Japan

– Maria-Giuseppa Robucci-Nargiso 114, Italy

– Iso Nakamura, 113,, Japan

– Tae Ito, 113, Japan