WHATS the YOUNGEST that someone CAN die of OLD AGE?

Answer 1

Interesting question - where's the dividing line between the response you get when you croak - how far can you go and still get "Oh, that's too young" and when do you start getting "Oh welll, he had a good innings"?

It's been said that you can't technically die of "old age" - some change has to happen to take you from a living human being to a dead one, and technically, if people are now occasionally living to 120 and beyond, dying of genuine "old age" any time before them is just a wussass cop-out of declining interest in the business of staying alive.

That said, it all comes down to perceptions of "old age".
Two major factors probably come into play here - the average lifespan of your peer group and the age of the person making the observation. Someone who dies in their fifties is "no age" to other people in their fifties but pretty ancient to teenagers who never think they'll get there.

So essentially, you can die of "perceived old age" anytime from 30 on, probably. Any time from the point when children and teenagers think you're too old to understand what living is all about.

Personally, I got there while I was still a teenager myself, so I daresay when I go, plenty of people will blame "old age". I'd love to bribe someone to write out my death certificate according to my wishes though, cos I'd love to offically die of Chronic Bloody-Mindedness. What about you Sharksta? What would you like to "die of"?

Answer 2

people don't die of old age! something has to be the cause.

Answer 3

Ummmm, I'm not sure. I guess anyone can be old at heart? I've heard of young at heart, maybe you can be old at heart, and old enough to die from it... maybe???

Answer 4

51.

Answer 5

oooo,birth? Cos you're old the second you're born

Answer 6

40 i guess...