Top Ten Oldest and Longest-Living
★This list contains the top 10 Longest-lived and oldest living State leaders and Cardinals
Longest Lived
State Leaders
UPDATED 02/20/2026
No deaths had Occured Since the death of Former President Jimmy Carter (born 1 Oct 1924) of the United States on 29 December 2024 (aged 100 years, 89 days) (1 year, 53 days)
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum |  Cambodia |
Acting Prime Minister (1962) | 1905 | 2009 | 103 years, 143 days |
| 2 | Celâl Bayar |  Türkiye
|
Prime Minister (1937–1939) President (1950–1960) |
1883 | 1986 | 103 years, 98 days |
| 3 | Antoine Pinay |  France
|
Prime Minister (1952–1953) | 1891 | 1994 | 102 years, 343 days |
| 4 | André Prunet-Foch |  Andorra
|
French Viguier (1977–1980) | 1914 | 2017 | 102 years, 211 days |
| 5 | Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni |  Japan
|
Prime Minister (1945) | 1887 | 1990 | 102 years, 48 days |
| 6 | Babiker Awadalla | .svg){kind=small} Sudan
|
Prime Minister (1969) | 1917 | 2019 | 101 years, 321 days |
| 7 | Willem Drees |  Netherlands
|
Prime Minister (1948–1958) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 314 days |
| 8 | Mười Đỗ Mười |  Vietnam
|
Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988–1991) General Secretary of the Communist Party (1990–1997) |
1917 | 2018 | 101 years, 241 days |
| 9 | Zhang Qun |  Taiwan
|
Premier (1947–1948) | 1889 | 1990 | 101 years, 219 days |
| 10 | Yasuhiro Nakasone | .svg){kind=small} Japan
|
Prime Minister (1982–1987) | 1918 | 2019 | 101 years, 186 days |
Longest-Living
| No. | Cardinal | Country | Post | Birth | Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corrado Bafile |  Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Portico pro hac vice Title (1987–2005) | 1903 | 2005 | 101 years, 214 days |
| 2 | Loris Francesco Capovilla | Italy
|
Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere (2014–2016) | 1915 | 2016 | 100 years, 224 days |
| 3 | José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez |  Colombia
|
Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto (2015–2019) | 1919 | 2019 | 100 years, 197 days |
| 4 | Alexandre do Nascimento OP |  Angola
|
Priest of San Marco in Agro Laurentino (1983-2024) | 1925 | 2024 | 99 years, 212 days |
| 5 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
|
Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi a Città Giardino (2024-present) | 1925 | Alive | 100 years, 150 days |
| 6 | Ersilio Tonini | Italy
|
Priest of Santi Redentore a Valmelaina (1994–2013) | 1914 | 2013 | 99 years, 8 days |
| 7 | Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir |  Lebanon
|
Cardinal-Patriarch (1994 – 2019) | 1920 | 2019 | 98 years, 362 days |
| 8 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic |  Argentina
|
Priest of Beata Maria Vergine Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 1926 | Alive | 100 years, 13 days |
| 9 | Paul Augustin Mayer |  Germany
|
Priest of San Anselmo all’Aventino pro hac vice Title (1996–2010) | 1911 | 2010 | 98 years, 342 days |
| 10 | Ignatius Kung Pin-mei |  China
|
Priest of San Sisto (1991 – 2000) | 1901 | 2000 | 98 years, 223 days |
| Franz König |  Austria
|
Priest of San Eusebio (1958 – 2004)) | 1905 | 2004 |
Oldest-living
UPDATED 02/20/2026
No deaths had Occured Since the death of Former Sultan of Zanzibar Jamshid bin Abdullah at the age of 95 years, 102 days on 29 December 2024 (1 year, 52 days)
| No. | Name | State | Position | Birth | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillermo Rodríguez | .svg){kind=small} Ecuador
|
Acting President (1972–1976) | 4 November 1923 | 102 years, 108 days |
| 2 | Khamtai Siphandone |  Laos
|
Prime Minister (1991–1998) Chairman of the People's Revolutionary Party (1992–2006) President (1998–2006) |
8 February 1924 | 102 years, 12 days |
| 3 | Tomiichi Murayama | Japan
|
Prime Minister (1994–1996) | 3 March 1924 | 101 years, 354 days |
| 4 | Mahathir Mohamad |  Malaysia
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Prime Minister (1981–2003; 2018–2020) | 10 July 1925 | 100 years, 225 days |
| 5 | Mohammad Hasan Sharq | .svg){kind=small} Afghanistan
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Chairman of the Council of Ministers (1988-1989) | 17 July 1925 | 100 years, 218 days |
| 7 | Abdoulaye Wade |  Senegal
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President (2000–2012) | 29 May 1926 | 99 years, 267 days |
| 8 | Valdas Adamkus |  Lithuania
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President (1998–2003; 2004–2009) | 3 November 1926 | 99 years, 109 days |
| 9 | Raif Dizdarević | .svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
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President of the Presidency (1988–1989) | 9 December 1926 | 99 years, 73 days |
| 9 | Thanin Kraivichien |  Thailand
|
Prime Minister (1976–1977) | 5 April 1927 | 98 years, 321 days |
| 10 | Kim Yong-nam |  North Korea
|
Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (1998–2019) | 4 February 1928 | 98 years, 16 days |
Cardinals
Since the death of Card. do Nascimento on 28 September 2024 (1 year, 145 days), aged 99 years, 212 days
Oldest-living
No Death has ocuuced since the death of Italian Cardinal Angelo Amato on 31 December 2024 (1 year, 51 days), aged 86 years, 206 days
| Rank | Name | Country | Born | Titlular Church | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angelo Acerbi | Italy
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Deacon of Santissimi Angeli Custodi q Cittá Giardino (2024-) | 23 September 1925 | 100 years, 150 days |
| 2 | Estanislao Esteban Karlic | Argentina
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Priest of Beata Maria Addolorata a piazza Buenos Aires (2007-present) | 7 February 1926 | 100 years, 13 days |
| 3 | Emmanuel Wamala |  Uganda
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Priest of Sant'Ugo (1994-present) | 15 December 1926 | 99 years, 67 days |
| 4 | Luis Pascual Dri | Argentina
|
Deacon of Sant'Angelo in Peacheria (2023-present) | 17 April 1927 | 98 years, 309 days |
| 5 | Júlio Duarte Langa |  Mozambique
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Priest of San Gabriele dell'Addolorata (2015-present) | 18 October 1927 | 98 years, 116 days |
| 6 | Friedrich Wetter | Germany
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Priest of Santo Stephano in Coelio Monte (1985–present) | 20 February 1928 | 97 years, 357 days |
| 7 | Ernest Simoni |  Albania
|
Deacon of Santa Maria della Scala (2018-present) | 18 October 1928 | 97 years, 125 days |
| 8 | Walter Brandmüller | Germany
|
Priest of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, pro hac vice (2021-present) | 5 January 1929 | 97 years, 46 days |
| 9 | Michael Michai Kitbunchu | Thailand
|
Priest of San Lorenzo in Panisperna (1983-present) Proto-priest (2016-present) |
25 January 1929 | 97 years, 26 days |
| 10 | Adam Maida |  United States
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Priest of San Vitale (1994–present) | 18 March 1930 | 95 years, 339 days |