111-Year-Old Oldest Italian Dies on New Year's Eve: "Secret to Longevity Is a Stress-Free Life"

1912-born Italy's Oldest Person Passes Away
Longevity Secrets Include 'Meals Accompanied by Wine'

The oldest man in Italy passed away at the age of 111, one day before the New Year.

On the 1st (local time), British daily The Guardian and others reported that 111-year-old man Tripoli Gianini, nicknamed "Tripolino," died at his home in Cecina near Livorno, Tuscany, on New Year's Eve. Gianini was the second oldest person in Europe, following Frenchman Andre Ludvig, who was born 75 days earlier.

Gianini's son Romano said on Facebook, "My father believed he was immortal. However, he passed away at 9:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve," adding, "He set the record at 111 years and 133 days." He also added, "He must have reunited with my mother Tosca, his wife, who had been waiting for him in heaven for over 40 years."

Born in 1912, Gianini lived through two world wars and more. On his 111th birthday last August, he cited "light meals accompanied by wine" and "a stress-free life" as the secrets to his longevity. He also said he did not smoke and considered each day a gift.

Tripoli Giannini, Italy's oldest person who passed away at the age of 111.
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Meanwhile, Italy is under pressure from its pension and healthcare systems as low birth rates and an aging population accelerate. The Italian National Institute of Statistics projected that the population aged 100 and over would reach a record high of 22,000 last year. The majority of Italy’s centenarians were women. On the other hand, the number of births in Italy in 2022 was 393,000, marking an all-time low. Italy’s annual number of newborns has been declining for 14 consecutive years since 2009.

As Italy’s population cliff worsens, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni named "increasing the birth rate" as one of the Italian government’s top priorities this year and announced last month that 2.5 billion euros (approximately 3.5842 trillion won) had been allocated in the budget.

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