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This is a list of Chilean supercentenarians (people from Chile who have reached the age of 110 or over). So far, the oldest person ever in Chile was Maria Mercedes Diaz Quijano (1898–2012) who died at the age of 114 years, 160 days, and the oldest man ever in Chile was Manuel Benavente Sanhueza (1909–2021) who died at the age of 111 years, 177 days.

This page lists Chilean supercentenarian claims under the age of 115. Any exaggerated claimants that have reached their claimed 115th birthday can go to Longevity claims.

See also: List of South American supercentenarians

Living Chilean supercentenarians[]

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Age birth residence
1 Rosa Laura Torres Barra F 20 July 1913 112 years, 184 days Biobio Biobio

Chilean supercentenarians[]

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Region / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Maria Mercedes Diaz Quijano F 27 June 1898 4 Dec 2012 114 years, 160 days Maule Santiago Metropolitan
2 Margarita Arriagada Cancino F 17 Dec 1897 16 Dec 2011 113 years, 364 days Los Lagos Los Lagos
3 Eudocia Barria Barrientos F 10 Feb 1911 5 Mar 2024 113 years, 24 days Los Lagos Los Lagos
4 Berta Grez Martinez F 1 Mar 1911 27 Oct 2023 112 years, 240 days Maule Maule
5 Flor Maria Valdebenito F 11 Mar 1908 21 June 2020 112 years, 102 days Nuble Biobio
6 Aida Pizarro Serrano F 4 Nov 1912 17 Nov 2024 112 years, 13 days Santiago Metropolitan Santiago Metropolitan
7 Rosa Laura Torres Barra F 20 July 1913 Living 112 years, 184 days Biobio Biobio
8 Eugenia Zuniga Jeldres F 15 Nov 1908 1 Sep 2020 111 years, 290 days Araucania Araucania
9 Marta Herminia Canevaro F 29 July 1889 13 Apr 2001 111 years, 238 days Tarapaca Santiago Metropolitan
10 Berta Rufina Moya Rivera F 13 Oct 1913 4 May 2025 111 years, 203 days Biobio Biobio
11 Manuel Benavente Sanhueza M 25 Sep 1909 21 Mar 2021 111 years, 177 days Biobio Santiago Metropolitan
12 Carmen Navarra Castro F 23 July 1910 14 Jan 2022 111 years, 175 days Araucania Nuble
13 Anonymous F 12 May 1910 20 Oct 2021 111 years, 161 days Santiago Metropolitan Santiago Metropolitan
14 Filomena Canales Galvez F 6 May 1909 29 Aug 2020 111 years, 115 days O'Higgins O'Higgins
15 Teresa Moraga Jara F 29 Jan 1912 5 May 2023 111 years, 96 days Santiago Metropolitan Santiago Metropolitan
16 Ortencia Hernandez F 13 May 1909 8 July 2020 111 years, 56 days Los Rios Los Rios
17 Dorothea Duisberg F 7 Oct 1912 2 Oct 2023 110 years, 360 days GermanyGER Santiago Metropolitan
18 Anonymous F 31 Aug 1913 16 July 2024 110 years, 320 days Santiago Metropolitan Santiago Metropolitan
19 Maria Adriana Morales Mira F 3 July 1911 28 Mar 2022 110 years, 268 days Santiago Metropolitan Santiago Metropolitan
20 Elena Barrientos Clerc F 16 Feb 1912 21 July 2022 110 years, 155 days Magallanes Magallanes
21 Ricardo Smith Santibanez M 3 Apr 1911 1 Aug 2021 110 years, 120 days Araucania Biobio
22 Luis Quiroga Cossio M 23 Apr 1893 9 Aug 2003 110 years, 108 days Valparaiso Santiago Metropolitan
23 Delfina Begue San Martin F 20 Sep 1905 4 Feb 2016 110 years, 107 days Santiago Metropolitan Santiago Metropolitan
24 Camila Valenzuela Arriagada F 16 July 1910 19 Sep 2020 110 years, 65 days Maule Maule

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Chile since 2003[]

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Region of death
Un­known 9 Aug 2003 Luis Quiroga Cossio M N/A–110 23 Apr 1893 – 9 Aug 2003
110 years, 108 days
Santiago Metropolitan
9 Aug 2003 9 Apr 2005
(1 yr, 243 days)
Rita Emma Escobar Morales F 106–108 22 May 1896 – 9 Apr 2005
108 years, 322 days
Santiago Metropolitan
9 Apr 2005 16 Dec 2011
(6 yrs, 251 days)
Margarita Arriagada Cancino F 107–113 17 Dec 1897 – 16 Dec 2011
113 years, 364 days
Los Lagos
16 Dec 2011 4 Dec 2012
(354 days)
Maria Mercedes Diaz Quijano F 113–114 27 June 1898 – 4 Dec 2012
114 years, 160 days
Santiago Metropolitan
4 Dec 2012 4 Feb 2016
(3 yrs, 62 days)
Delfina Begue San Martin F 107–110 20 Sep 1905 – 4 Feb 2016
110 years, 107 days
Santiago Metropolitan
4 Feb 2016 29 May 2016
(115 days)
Josefina Villa Echeverria F 108–109 22 Feb 1907 – 29 May 2016
109 years, 96 days
Araucania
29 May 2016 21 June 2020
(4 yrs, 23 days)
Flor Maria Valdebenito F 108–112 11 Mar 1908 – 21 June 2020
112 years, 102 days
Biobio
21 June 2020 29 Aug 2020
(69 days)
Filomena Canales Galvez F 111 6 May 1909 – 29 Aug 2020
111 years, 115 days
O'Higgins
29 Aug 2020 21 Mar 2021
(204 days)
Manuel Benavente Sanhueza M 110–111 25 Sep 1909 – 21 Mar 2021
111 years, 177 days
Santiago Metropolitan
21 Mar 2021 14 Jan 2022
(299 days)
Carmen Navarra Castro F 110–111 23 July 1910 – 14 Jan 2022
111 years, 175 days
Nuble
14 Jan 2022 5 Mar 2024
(2 yrs, 51 days)
Eudocia Barria Barrientos F 110–113 10 Feb 1911 – 5 Mar 2024
113 years, 24 days
Los Lagos
5 Mar 2024 17 Nov 2024
(257 days)
Aida Pizarro Serrano F 111–112 4 Nov 1912 – 17 Nov 2024
112 years, 13 days
Santiago Metropolitan
17 Nov 2024 Present
(1 years, 64 days)
Rosa Laura Torres Barra F 111* Born 20 July 1913
112 years, 184 days
Living in
Biobio

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