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

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I say under 80

@Tal45

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

My new retirement age is 67

Under 70 I'd class as too young

My mum died of cancer last year having not long celebrated her 70th birthday
It felt far too soon but getting to 70 seemed to tip it from definitely a tragedy to just about OK in most people's eyes I found. She had been diagnosed with metastatic cancer in her early 60s and survived longer than expected. If she had died under 65 I think people would have been more shocked
For me it was a tragedy to lose her and made not much difference her age.

My dad and my in laws are early 70s and I would be shocked if any of them died as they are still very well and active

75. I don't plan to live beyond 80

Under 80 nowadays, dying in your 70s seems a bit young to me. Maybe because all my elderly relatives have lived til their 80s & 90s.

Anything under 80.

Before your parents.
I wish noone had to bury their child

Under 70 is too young IMO. 75 to 80 is a reasonable 'innings' and anything over 80 is pretty OK.

I'd say no set age, but before your children's lives are settled
During a huge health scare my biggest fear was leaving my children whilst they were still young and hadn't had the chance yet to find their place in the world

Sorry should be 70 to 80 is a reasonable 'innings' and anything over 80 is pretty OK.

@PeonyTime

Before your parents. I wish noone had to bury their child

100%

I'm a nurse. If we have anyone in under 80 who is very poorly or has a lot going on I always think it's too young.
Passed 80 I feel at least someone has had a chance to live their life. Neither of my parents made it past their mid 70's and I feel sad they never got chance to 'be old'.

Under 60. My dad died at 63 which was definitely too young but he had a great life, had grown up children, a grandchild. Yes i was devastated and I wish he was here to watch my children grow up but it wasn't a tragedy he died at 61. It was just too soon for us.

I think under 75 but the nearer I get to it the younger it seems.

Now I’m in my early 60’s and recently had a very serious health scare that may return I’d like to get to at least 70 which I still think is too young to die but it’s what I have worked out in my head. On the other hand though I had always hoped to get to at least 80 (and I still do truth be told)

Agree with poster near the start of the thread who said you're short changed if you go before 75. i'd like to be fit and well and mobile and healthy until 86

@NuffSaidSam

I think it's a sliding scale rather than a specific cut-off. The younger the person, the sadder it is generally.

Completely agree with this

Anything under 50 is shocking to me, 50-75 incredibly sad, older than that of course sad too but I guess you could say 'lived a full life, blah blah'

But then again my grandfather died at 87 and I felt cheated seeing as one of my grandparents lived to 100!

Basically if it's anyone I know and love, it's never 'old enough'

My supposedly fit and well mother dropped dead in her early 70s and it was devastating. But my sibling died at 10 so I look at her death in comparison to theirs and it feels like a good innings.

I think it's almost impossible not to judge other deaths against that of a child, the death of a child colours the rest of your life.

As long as your children have reached adulthood and are happy then I think it's OK. Sad for those they left behind but not a tragedy. I'm 50 and my youngest child is 12 so I'd like to get to 65 at least. Anything else is a bonus for me.
My dad died at 46 when I was 11, it was too soon. I want to see my children into adulthood if possible.

I’d like to have a good few years of retirement with good health to enjoy it. I do feel sad for people who die before or very soon after retirement that they didn’t get to enjoy the rewards of all their hard work. Similarly those who retire due to ill health and never get the chance to enjoy it (my grandma, for example - retired at 50 due to very poor health and didn’t fully recover. She died before she was 60).

I think it depends more on your overall health and lifestyle rather than an age. I am all about quality over quantity and would rather die a bit younger than longer on for years with no quality of life.

Below average life expectancy, which for a woman is 80

My auntie just passed away and she was 66. I definitely think she was “too young to die” and have heard a lot of “she was only 66 comments”. I think that those would be a lot less if she was 70+.

30 or under.

If you get past 70, you've had a bloody good innings.