Why so many celebrities have died in 2016

Are there more celebrity deaths these days? The answer is yes. Here are some reasons why: People who started becoming famous in the 1960s are now entering their 70s and are starting to die There are more famous people than there used to be Many of those now dying belonged to the so-called baby-boom generation. Prince (57), Alan Rickman (69), David Bowie (69) and Victoria Wood (62) were all baby-boomers. These days, it is far easier to hear news of whether anyone has died than at any time in the past due to social media. Close to 400,000 tweets using the word Chyna were sent worldwide on Thursday, before her death was confirmed.