Was that ever in doubt? The median age of those who die from actual old age has been fairly constant for a very long time. It's just that we're less likely to

Was that ever in doubt? The median age of those who die from actual old age has been fairly constant for a very long time. It's just that we're less likely to get eaten by predators or to die from wounds or disease when compared to our ancestors, while our ancestors didn't have to worry about plane crashes or traffic accidents (well, not to the extent we do anyway).