To ask what age you think is too young to pass away

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I say under 80

My eldest was 25 minutes old when he died, I'd say that was too young.

@trappedsincesundaymorn

I dont think you can use an age as a way of measuring this. My DGM should have died a few years earlier than she did the last few years were just dragging out the inevitable and she wasn't happy. She was early 80s. On the other hand I know an 80 odd hear old still regularly running half marathons and doing some great work in the community.

I think you're doing well to get to 80 TBH.

My own parents are in their 70s and I am conscious of there being a ticking clock. My grandparents died in their 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s.

My sister died of cancer in her 30s that was devastating. Especially as she had a young child at the time.

If say anything under 75 would be considered young to die these days. My DPs are in their early 70s and thankfully fit and healthy.

Doesn't matter what age really, if you're still in good health and of sound mind then any age is too young

70, you need a few years of retirement at least.

Anything under 80

80 too young?
Lived long enough to reach adulthood, make secure relationships, settle down, hopefully have a job that was satifying, have children, see the children grow to adulthood, settle down and have their own children, then have probably 20 years of retirement.....and that's too young? What more is there?
That sounds like a life completed to me. Every box ticked.

Can you tell I lost my DF when he was 57?

Under 68

I take the logic to be too young to die of "old age" which I would put at around 80. Although I previously would've said 70 but that feels sobering now my dad is 71.

I opened the thread think around 70 years old, but then I thought of my own dad. He’s 71 and in amazingly good health. He only retired at the start of the pandemic and wants to spend time enjoying his grandchildren who are very young still. It would seem very unfair for him to go now. So I guess it depends on the person. My granny died at 83 but seemed very unwell and in bad health for maybe 10 years before she went. My grandad (dad’s dad) is in his late 90s and just over the last year is starting to look unwell and tired. He was delighted to see my dad (his son) then 70.

x + 20 years

in which x = my age

I remember a lady in the queue outside Tesco asking me what I thought about Prince Philip dying( believe me she asked the wrong person) she seemed shocked that I thought at 99 he was well past his sell-by date.
My dd was brutally Murdered at 23 and found by a stranger. I don't have time for people upset about 99-year-olds dying peacefully in their beds with their families beside them.

@ParkheadParadise I'm so sorry

69 felt too young when DM died suddenly last year.

It wouldn’t feel like he was too young if my DF died now but he’s 76 and has a heart condition.

In general I’d say 74 or under.

A child/teen/even under30 is terrible always, anyone under 50 or even 60 is unusual and nowadays shocking... 60-70 younger than most. The nearer to 80 you get from 70 the more normal it seems to die and is unlikely to be considered tragic although the cause may be. Anything over 80 is a bonus really. So while sad and devastating for family/friends it really can't be described as tragic.
Statistically it is rare to die under 50 or even under 65, but not impossible or even unusual in real terms. My DHs mum died aged 45 of cancer as did in a wierd coincidence 2 of my former boyfriend's mothers, dead in 40s. These were all late 80s early 90s deaths from cancer. (Although the boyfriends were at different times iyswim!). Cancer care has improved but younger people still die of cancer and car accidents and so on. Its just statistically unusual. Can't remember stats but I think less than 1% of women don't make 50. But this changes the older you get. So your life expectancy stats rise.
Seize the day as you never know if it's your last (but if you are 40 it probably is only half way through for most people).
My Ddad is mid 70s and realistically he has less than 10 years left, but could be more or less who knows. He finds this troubling i guess this isn't hard to understand. Lots of his friends have died over last 5 years most of cancer.

I think this all depends both my late grandparents died at 64, my late grandad father was a complete shock sudden heart attack I feel he was taken too soon, my nana on the other hand had C. O. P. D and struggled for a good ten years before her death she passed away peacefully, I feel she had a good life given her health

@ParkheadParadise

I remember a lady in the queue outside Tesco asking me what I thought about Prince Philip dying( believe me she asked the wrong person) she seemed shocked that I thought at 99 he was well past his sell-by date. My dd was brutally Murdered at 23 and found by a stranger. I don't have time for people upset about 99-year-olds dying peacefully in their beds with their families beside them.

I agree with you and I'm so sorry

Under 80.

Once someone's over 80 I find myself thinking 'they had a decent innings'.

I would say under 83

Before retirment....

Depends on lifestyle choices.

Lifelong non smoker who drinks within alcohol guidelines, maintains a reasonably sensible wait and exercises moderately, then under 75 would definitely be young.

The chronic alcoholics I see at work, it is a miracle they make it past 50.

Some of my acquaintances I know through climbing, who climb hard in adventurous locations, then it's sad when I hear they have died or been seriously injured but never surprising at any age.

Under 60.

Under 80 is young to die, IMO.
Under 75 is "too young"