In Wednesday's report, "Big increase in those aged 85 and above", we said there were 14,000 people here aged 85 years and older in 2005. It should have been 22,600. Also, the 232 centenarians here in year 2000 was in June and not at the end of that year. We are sorry for the errors.
What it should have been
- PublishedOct 23, 2015, 5:00 am SGT
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 23, 2015, with the headline '(No headline) - SKWISHB23'. Subscribe