How old are you before it can be said you died of old age?

Answer 1

They don't say that anymore, it's just "natural causes". I guess they can say that once you hit 40 or 50 since you could have a heart attack or stroke.

Answer 2

About 80

Answer 3

Good point. Check your local hospital for their policy regarding resuscitation. I would say 85 is 'old age' but know for a fact that after about 75, hospitals would rather not resuscitate patients who have medical complications that trigger stroke or heart attack. This is why it is important that a family have a 'living will' for an elderly member. A 'living will' stipulates what should be done in these kinds of circumstances. Believe me, hospitals are only too willing to 'push the elderly off the cliff', so to speak.

Another fact you might be interested in is that most medical expenses are incurred by a person during the last six months of their lives.

Answer 4

Age is all relative. I know some people in their early 20's that are older than some in their 80's. So, I think you die of old age when you've stopped truly living and experiencing new things.

Answer 5

100

Answer 6

80

Answer 7

70

Answer 8

85

Answer 9

well ive aldy that lives 2 door down from me she is 98 lives alone and i give her credit for that she knows what she is doing and her husband was in the australian navy but passed many years ago i say she is to be respected maybe when she passes it will be old age but i dont think she will for a long time she is not real well but lives alone does her own shopping and knows her mind

Answer 10

You have to be very old in this day in age. Heck my grandfather is going to be 95 this October and he is still teaching full-time at a major university - even one of his famous former students - Alan Greenspan - has retired.

Good Luck!!!

Answer 11

108