Can people actually die from old age, or is there always some underlying condition at their old age that causes each death?

Question

Can people actually die from old age, or is there always some underlying condition at their old age that causes each death?

In: Biology

Answer 1

There has to be a cause of death. People die of basically three things:

1- cardiac arrest

2- pulmonary arrest

3- electrolyte imbalance .

These are known as terminal events and is how anyone dies of anything. Something has to cause it.

When you look at statistics the overwhelming major cause of death is cardiovascular disease and cancer in second.