2007-07-23 14:01:54 · 6 answers · asked by skitch 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
You can't die of "old age". What happens is as the body becomes older, different parts of the body start failing. Many times the lungs become too tired to breathe, or the heart too weak to beat. This can happen at any age, but the risk increases as one gets older.
2007-07-23 14:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by juan_a_climax 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
technically there is no such thing as dying of old age. there is always a cause of death but some causes are obviously easier to determine than others. when someone dies of "natural" causes it's basically the coroners way of saying "I don't know why they died".
the human body is nothing more than a very complex living machine and machines either function or malfunction
2007-07-23 21:09:23 · answer #2 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old age is a more common term for natural causes. Anyone can die of natural causes at any time.
2007-07-23 21:14:41 · answer #3 · answered by Dominic 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Old age is bnever a legal reason for death.
2007-07-23 21:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by Medic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Grandpa was 83.
2007-07-23 21:04:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
91 or older I think but you can be younger sometimes!
2007-07-23 21:04:46 · answer #6 · answered by Brittany 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋