This statistic shows the cremation rate in the United States between 1975 and 2018 and gives a forecast through 2035. The cremation rate in the United States stood at 53.1 percent in 2018; this figure was forecasted to grow to 79.1 percent by 2035.
Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2035
Figures up to 2016 were taken from this article.
2017 data can be accessed here.
* Forecasted figures can be accessed here. To retrieve the data, click on Rates of Cremation and Burial.
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Cremation Association of North America. (May 28, 2019). Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2035 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 18, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America. "Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2035." Chart. May 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America. (2019). Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2035. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 18, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America. "Cremation Rate in The United States from 1975 to 2035." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/
Cremation Association of North America, Cremation rate in the United States from 1975 to 2035 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251702/cremation-rate-in-the-united-states/ (last visited February 18, 2020)
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